Question

Vande Velde Company made three investments during 2017. Where will Vande Velde report these investments in the fair value hierarchy?1. It purchased 1,000 shares of Sastre Company, a start-up company. Vande Velde made the investment based on valuation estimates from an internally developed model.2. It purchased 2,000 shares of GE stock, which trades on the NYSE. 3. It invested $10,000 in local development authority bonds. Although these bonds do not trade on an active market, their value closely tracks movements in U.S. Treasury bond.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. level 3

b.level 1

c. level 2

Explanation:

Vande Velde Company made three investments during 2017. Where will Vande Velde report these investments in the fair value hierarchy?1. It purchased 1,000 shares of Sastre Company, a start-up company. Vande Velde made the investment based on valuation estimates from an internally developed model.2. It purchased 2,000 shares of GE stock, which trades on the NYSE. 3. It invested $10,000 in local development authority bonds. Although these bonds do not trade on an active market, their value closely tracks movements in U.S. Treasury bond.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3) while Level 2 assets are financial assets and liabilities that are neither easy or overly complex to value.Going by the explanation the investment will be given hierarchy 3, 2,1

if Van verde purchased shares on the New York stock Exchange , then the percentage in price over time is more than the other two options . In stock purchase, investors can realised more profit on their  stocks than bond which can give like 10-15% on the initial cash outlay. The only caveat is that Stocks is a little bit risky and could be volatile owing to price fluctuations ,and the forces of demand and supply.