Question

Smith buys and sells equity securities. On December 15, 2021, Smith purchased $522,000 of Jones shares and elected the fair value option to account for the Jones investment. As of December 31, 2021, the Jones shares had a fair value of $578,000. In the 2021 financial statements, Smith will report (ignore taxes):

Answer 1

Answer:

Smith will report an investment income of $56,000 in its income statement.

Explanation:

Based on the information given we were told that Smith made a purchased of the amount of $522,000 of Jones shares in which as of December 31, 2021, the Jones shares also had a fair value of the amount of $578,000 this means that Smith will report an investment income of $56,000 ($578,000-$522,000) in its income statement.