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At the end of its first year, the trading securities portfolio consisted of the

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Question

At the end of its first year, the trading securities portfolio consisted of the following common stocks.
                                                 Cost                  Fair Value
Atrium Corporation              $ 46,500             $ 50,000
Barnes Inc.                               60,000                  58,000
Cantor Corporation                80,000                  76,400
                                               $186,500             $184,400

The unrealized loss to be recognized under the fair value method is

Answer

$2,000.

$5,600.

$2,100.

$3,600.

$2,000.

$5,600.

$2,100.

$3,600.

Explanation / Answer

Answer: $2100

Unrealized loss=($186500-$184400)=$2100 Loss