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21 July, 01:04

Nichols Enterprises has an investment in 250 bonds of Elliott Electronics that Nichols accounts for as a security available for sale. Elliott bonds are publicly traded, and The Wall Street Journal quotes a price for those bonds of $1,000 per bond, but Nichols believes the market has not appreciated the full value of the Elliott bonds and that a more accurate price is $1,200 per bond. Nichols should carry the Elliott investment on its balance sheet at:

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  1. 21 July, 01:06
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    securities available for trade: 250,000

    Explanation:

    The investment will be trade at market value. which is 1,200

    Nichols cannot set the price of an assetat his own will. If possible a company will do it to increase his assets and look more solid than it is.

    To evaluate the bonds at 1,200 the market price will need to be at 1,200

    Currently the price third parties gives the security is 1,000 so it should carry the investment at

    250 bonds x 1,000 market value = 250,000
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