Question

Question: P10-22B Classifying and accounting for debt and equity investments

Captain Transfer Corporation generated excess cash and invested in securities as follows:

2018

Jul. 2 Purchased 4,200 shares of Naradon, Inc. common stock at \(13.00 per share. Captain Transfer plans to sell the stock within three months, when the company will need the cash for normal operations. Captain Transfer does not have significant influence over Naradon.

Aug. 21 Received a cash dividend of \)0.40 per share on the Nardon stock investment.

Sep. 16 Sold the Naradon stock for \(13.70 per share.

Oct. 1 Purchased a Purple bond for \)40,000 at face value. Captain Transfer classifies the investment as trading and short-term.

Dec. 31 Received a \(600 interest payment from Purple.

31 Adjusted the Purple bond to its market value of \)44,000.

Requirements

Classify each of the investments made during 2018. (Assume the equity investments represent less than 20% of ownership of outstanding voting stock.)

Short answer

Answer

Investment	Classification
Naradon Inc Shares	Current assets
Purple bonds	Current assets

Step-by-step solution

Definition of Operating Cycle

The time a business entity requires to transform the raw material into finished goods and sell them to generate cash is known as the operating cycle.

Classification of Each Investment During 2018

The business entity will classify both investments as current assets because both are held for a concise period and will be converted into cash within thebusiness's operating cycle.