Question

On January 12, 2021, Jefferson Corporation purchased bonds of Rose Corporation for $52 million at par and classified the securities as available-for-sale. On December 31, 2021, these bonds were valued at $46 million. Nine months later, on October 3, 2022, Jefferson Corporation sold these bonds for $62 million. As part of the multistep approach to record the 2022 transaction, Jefferson Corporation should finally take the third step of recording a sales transaction with a gain of:

Answer 1

Answer:

Transaction gain = $16 million

Explanation:

Given:

Purchase amount = $52 million

December 31, 2021, bonds value = $46 million

October 3, 2022, bonds sold = $62 billion

Computation:

Using multi-step approach

Transaction gain = October 3, 2022, bonds sold - December 31, 2021, bonds value

Transaction gain = $62 million - $46 million

Transaction gain = $16 million