Question

The ABC Company is preparing its financial statements on December 31. During the year, they purchased IBM stock for $20,000. On December 31, the market value of the IBM stock is $8,000. The journal entry on December 31 will include a debit to:_______.

Answer 1

Debit to unrealized loss for for $12,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information given about ABC Company we were told that the company made a purchased of IBM stock for the amount of $20,000 in which the market value of the stock was the amount of $8,000 this means that the journal entry on December 31 will include a:

Debit to unrealized loss for for $12,000

Calculated as :

Unrealized loss=Market value - IBM stock

Unrealized loss=$8,000-$20,000

Unrealized loss=-$12,000