Investment in debt securities at premium (answer attached)

Investment in debt securities at premium
On April 1, 2007, Sean Co. purchased $160,000 of 6% bonds for $166,300 plus accrued interest as an available-for-sale security. Interest is paid on July 1 and January 1 and the bonds mature on July 1, 2012.

Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry on April 1, 2007.
(b) The bonds are sold on November 1, 2008 at 103 plus accrued interest. Amortization was recorded when interest was received by the straight-line method (by months and round to the nearest dollar). Prepare all entries required to properly record the sale.

Investment in debt securities at a discount.
On May 1, 2007, Gipson Corp. purchased $450,000 of 12% bonds, interest payable on January 1 and July 1, for $422,800 plus accrued interest. The bonds mature on January 1, 2013. Amortization is recorded when interest is received by the straight-line method (by months and round to the nearest dollar). (Assume bonds are available for sale.)

Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry for May 1, 2007.
(b) The bonds are sold on August 1, 2008 for $425,000 plus accrued interest. Prepare all entries required to properly record the sale.

Investments in equity securities.
Presented below are unrelated cases involving investments in equity securities.

Case I. The fair value of the trading securities at the end of last year was 30% below original cost, and this was properly reflected in the accounts. At the end of the current year, the fair value has increased to 20% above cost.

Case II. The fair value of an available-for-sale security has declined to less than forty percent of the original cost. The decline in value is considered to be other than temporary.

Case III. An equity security, whose fair value is now less than cost, is classified as trading but is reclassified as available-for-sale.

Instructions
Indicate the accounting required for each case separately.

Investment in equity securities.
Watt Corp. acquired a 25% interest in Sauer Co. on January 1, 2007, for $500,000. At that time, Sauer had 1,000,000 shares of its $1 par common stock issued and outstanding. During 2007, Sauer paid cash dividends of $160,000 and thereafter declared and issued a 5% common stock dividend when the market value was $2 per share. Sauer's net income for 2007 was $360,000. What is the balance in Watt’s investment account at the end of 2007?

Fair value and equity methods. (Essay)
Compare the fair value and equity methods of accounting for investments in stocks subsequent to acquisition.