Question

During its fiscal year, a Pension Trust Fund buys 1,000 shares of stock, for which it pays $33,000. At year end, the stock has a fair value of $28,000. How should this fact be reported in the Trust Fund's financial statements?a. the investment should be reported at a value of $33,000.

b. the investment should be reported at a value of $33,000, and the loss in market value should be reported in a footnote.
c. the investment should be reported at a value of $30,500.
d. the investment should be reported at a value of $28,000.

Answer 1

Answer: d. the investment should be reported at a value of $28,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Investments should be recorded at their fair value in the financial statements. If a loss is made but the company is still holding on to the investment then the loss is unrealized which is the case here.

When there is an unrealized loss, it is to be debited to the Unrealized loss account and credited to the investment account to show that it is reducing. This will then leave the balance of the investment account at the fair value which in this case is $28,000.