Accounting for Trading Securities
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Accounting for Trading Securities
Fox Company made the following transactions in the common stock of NOP Company:
July 10, 2006 | Purchased 10,000 shares at $45 per share. |
Sept. 29, 2007 | Sold 2,000 shares for $51 per share. |
Aug. 17, 2008 | Sold 2,500 shares for $33 per share. |
The end-of-year market prices for the shares were as follows:
December 31, 2006 | $47 per share |
December 31, 2007 | 39 per share |
December 31, 2008 | 31 per share |
Instructions: Prepare the necessary entries for 2006, 2007, and 2008, assuming the NOP stock is classified as a trading security.
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