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AUDIT OF INVESTMENTS (cpar oct 2013 AP-7405)

PROBLEM NO 1
Magnolia corp. invested its excess cash in equity securities during 2012. The business model for
these investments is to profit from trading on price changes

(A.) As of dec 31 2012, the equity investment portfolio consisted of the following:
Investment quantity cost fair value
Lj inc 1,000 shares 90,000 126,000
Polland co. 2,000 shares 240,000 252,000
Alabang corp 2,000 shares 432,000 360,000
Totals 762,000 738,000

1. In the dec 31 2012 statement of financial position, what should be reported as carrying
amount of the investment
a. b. 690,000 c. 762,000 d. 810,000
2. In the 2012income statement, what amount should be reported as unrealized gain or loss

a. Unrealized gain of 24,000

c. Unrealized loss of 72,000


d. Unrealized gain of 48,000

(B.) During the year 2013, magnolia corp. sold 2,000 shares of polland co. for 229,200 and

purchased 2,000 more of lj inc and 1,000 shares of dwarfy company. On the dec 31 2013,
magnolias equity securities portfolio consisted of the following
Investment quantity cost fair value

Lj inc 1,000 shares 90,000 120,000

Lj inc 2,000 shares 198,000 240,000


Dwarfy company 1,000 shares 96,000 72,000
Alabang corp 2,000 shares 432,000 132,000
Total 816,000 564,000

3. What is the gain or loss on the sale of polland co. investment


10,800 gain b. 10,800 loss c. 22,800 gain
4. What is the carrying amount of the investment on dec 31 2013
a. 816,000 b. 888,000 d. 492,000
5. What is the amount of unrealized gain or loss should be reported in the income

statement ofr the year ended dec 31 2013


a. 252,000 unrealized gain
b. 252,000 unrealized loss
c. 216,000 unrealized gain

(C.) During the year 2014, magnolia sold 3,000 shares of lj shares ,inc for 239,400 and 500

shares of dwarfy company at a loss of 15,200. On dec 31 2014, magnolias equity


investment portfolio consisted of the following.
Investment quantity cost fair value
Dwarfy company 500 shares 48,000 36,000
Alabang corp 2,000 shares 432,000 492,000
Totals 480,000 528,000

6. What should be reported as a loss on sale of trading securities in 2014?


a. 120,600 b. 64,800 c. 48,600
7. What amount of unrealized gain or loss should be reported in the income statement of
the year ended dec 31 2014

b. 360,000 unrealized loss

c. 48,000 unrealized gain


d. 48,000 unrealized loss

8. In the dec 31 2014 statement of financial position, what should be reported as carrying

amount of trading securities?


a. 480,000 b. 468,000 d. 540,000

PROBLEM NO.2

Supporting records of mayon corp. trading securities portfolio show the following debt and equity
securities:
Security cost fair value
400 ordinary shares concave co. 254,500 243,000

800,000 Tipo co. 7 1/2 bonds 796,500 774,000


1,200,000 turkey co, 7 1/2% bonds 1,207,500 1,218,900
Totals 2,258,500 2,235,900
interest dates on the bonds are January 1 and july 1. Mayon corporation uses the income
approach to record the purchase of bonds with accrued interest. During 2013 and 2014, mayon

completed the following transactions related to trading securities.


2013
Jan 1 received semiannual interest on bonds. Assume that the appropriate adjusting
entry was made on dec 31 2012
April 1 sold 600,000 of 7 1/2 bonds at 102 plus accrued interest. Brokerage fees were

2,000
May 21 received dividend of 1.25 per share on the concave ordinary share capital. The
dividend had not been recorded on the date of declaration
July 1 received semiannual interest on bonds and then sold the 7% tipo bonds at 97
1/2. The brokerage fee were 2,500
Aug 15 purchased 200 shares of newman inc ordinary share capital at 580 per share

plus brokerage fee of 500


Nov 1 purchased 500,000 of 8% toll co. bonds at 101 plus accrued interest. Brokerage
fees were 1,250. The interest dates are jan 1 and july 1
Dec 31 market prices of securities were:

Concave ordinary share P550


7 1/2% turkey bonds 101 3/4

8% toll bonds 101


Newman ordinary share P583.75

2014

Jan 2 recorded the receipt of semiannual interest on bonds


Feb 1 sold the remaining 7 1/2 turkey bonds at 101 plus accrued interest. Brokerage
fees were 3,000

1. What is the total interest and dividend income for 2013


a. 125,166
b. 164,416 d. 98,804
2. what amount should be reported as gain on sale of trading securities in 2013

c. 8,550
b. 12,752 d. 9,375
3. what amount of unrealized gain or loss should be recorded in the income statement for
the year ended dec 31 2013
a. 21,200 unrealized gain

c. 3,150 unrealized gain


d. 6,150 unrealized loss
4. what is the carrying amount of the remaining trading securities on dec 31 2013
a. 1,481,000
b. 1,450,450

c. 1,473,450

5. What is the loss on sale of the remaining turkey bonds on feb 1 2014?

b. 10,500
c. 13,500

d. 750

PROBLEM NO.3
During the course or your audit of the financial statements of fishing corporation for the year

ended dec 31 2013, you found a new account, investment in equity securities. Your audit
revealed that during 2013, fishing began a program of investments, and all investment-related

transactions were entered in this account. T=your analysis of this account for 2013 follows:
Fishing corporation

Analysis of investment in equity securities

For the year ended dec 31 2013

Debit credit

(a)

Salmon company ordinary shares


Feb.14 purchased 24,000 ordinary shares at p55 per share 1,320,000
july.26 received 2,400 ordinary shares of Salmon co. as a
share dividend (memo. Entry in general ledger

sept.28 sold the 2,400 ordinary shares of salmon company


received july 26 @ 70 per share 168,000
(b)
Tamban inc ordinary shares
April. 30 purchased 120,000 shares @ 40 per share 4,800,000

Oct. 28 received dividend of 1.20 share 144,000


Additional information:
a. The fair value for each security as of the 2013 date of each transaction follow
Security feb.14 april30 july 26 setp 28 dec 31
Salmon co 55 62 70 74

Tamban inc 40 32
Fishing corp 25 28 30 33 35
b. All of the investment of fishing corporation are nominal in respect to percentage of
ownership (5% or less)
c. Each investment is considered by fishing corporation to be non-trading. Fishing corp has
made irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income. Subsequent

changes in the fair value of its non-trading equity securities.


1. What amount should be reported as gain on sale of non-trading equity securities in 2013
a. 36,000 c. 48,000
b. 12,000 d. -0-

2. The receipt of 2,400 share dividend would cause the investment balance to increase by
a. 148,800 c. 132,000

b. 168,000 d. -0-
3. What entry is necessary to correct the recording of the cash dividend received from

tamban inc?

a. Cash 144,000
Dividend 144,000
b. Cash 144,000

Investment in equity securities 144,000

c. Investment in equity securities 144,000


Dividend income 144,000
d. Dividend income 144,000
Investment in equity securities 144,000

4. What amount of unrealized gain or loss should be recorded in the 2013 statement of
comprehensive income as component of other comprehensive income
a. 384,000 gain c. 960,000 gain
b. 384,000 loss d. 960,000 loss
5. What amount should be reported as investment in equity securities in the statement of

financial position on dec 31 2013


a. 5,616,000 c. 5,040,000
b. 6,000,000 d. 6,576,000

PROBLEM NO.4
On june 30 2013, cabbage company purchased 25% of the outstanding ordinary shares of IB co.

at a total cost of 4,200,000. The book value of IBs net asset on acquisition date was 14,400,000.
For the following reasons, cabbage was willing to pay more that the book value for the IB co.
shares
IB co has depreciable assets with a current fair value of 360,000 more that their value.
These assets have remaining useful life of 10 years
IB co owns a tract of land with a current fair values that are equal to their carrying

amount
All other identifiable tangible assets of IB co. have current fair values that are equal to
their carrying amounts
IB co. reported net income of 3,240,000 earned evenly during the current year ended dec 31 2013.

Also in the current year, it declared and paid cash dividends of 630,000 to its ordinary
shareholders. Market value of IB co. ordinary share at dec 31 2013, is 18m. Cabbage Companys

financial year-end dec 31.


1. What is the total amount of goodwill of IB Co. base on the price paid by cabbage co.

a. 600,000 c. 240,000

b. 2,160,000 d. 60,000
2. What amount of investment income should cabbage report in its income statement for
the year ended dec 31 2013, under the equity method

a. 405,000 c. 157,500

b. 400,500 d. 247,500
3. Under the equity method, the carrying value of the cabbage companys investment in
ordinary shares of IB Co. on dec 31 2013 should be
a. 4,443,000 c. 4,140,000

b. 4,200,000 d. 4,500,000
PROBLEM NO.5
Durian Corp. purchased 40% of associate companys outstanding ordinary shares on jan 2 2013
for 540milion. The book value of associate companys net assets (shareholders equity) at the
purchase date totaled 900million. Book value and fair values were the same for all financial

statement items except for inventory and buildings, for which fair values exceeded book values by
25million and 225million respectively. All inventory on hand at the purchase date was sold during
2013. The buildings have average useful lives of 15 years. Associate company reported net income
of 220million for the year ended dec 31 2013, and paid cash dividends of 80million. The fair value
of durians investment in associate was 600million at dec 31 2013
1. Of the amount paid for acquisition of associate companys ordinary shares,how much is

attributable to goodwill
a. 100million b.90million c.80million d. 180million
2. What is the investment balance at dec 31 2013
a. 540 million b. 600 million c. 580 million d. 596 million
3. At what amount will durian corp report its investment revenue in its 2013 income
statement

a. 88 millio b. 72 million c. 40 million d. 32 million

THEORY
1. A client has a large and active investment portfolio that is kept in a bank safe-deposit

box. If the auditor is unable to count the securities at the balance sheet date, the auditor
most likely will

a. Request the bank to confirm to the auditor the content of the safe-deposit box at the
balance sheet date

b. Examine supporting evidence for transaction occurring during the year

c. Count the securities at a subsequent date and confirm with the bank whether
securities were added or removed since the balance sheet date
d. Request the client to have bank seal the safe-deposit box until the auditor can count

the securities at a subsequent date.

2. When an auditor is unable to inspect and count a clients investment securities until after
the balance sheet date, the bank where the securities are held in a safe-deposit box
should be asked to
a. Verify any differences between the contents of the box and the balances in the clients

subsidiary ledger
b. Provide a list of securities added and removed from the box between the balance
sheet date and the security count date
c. Count the securities in the box so that the auditor will have an independent direct
verification

d. Confirm that there has been no access to the box between the balance sheet date
and the security count date.
3. Which of the following is not one of the auditors primary objectives in an audit of trading
securities
a. To determine whether the securities are authentic
b. To determine whether the securities are the property of the client

c. To determine whether the securities actually exist


d. To determine whether the securities are properly classified on the balance sheet date
4. Apol boba, CPA, observe the count of securities on dec 31. She records the serial
numbers and reconciles then and the number of shares with company records. Which
fraud should be detected by this procedure
a. An investee company declared and paid a stock dividend on dec 15. The stock cert

for the additional shares was received directly by the treasurer who made no record
of the receipt and embezzled the shares
b. The treasurer embezzled ad sold securities on april 4. She speculated successfully with
the proceeds and replaced the securities on dec 29

c. The treasurer borrowed securities on july 15 to use as collateral for a personal loan.
He repaid the loan and returned the securities on dec 2

d. The treasurer embezzled interest receipts from bonds by having the payments mailed
directly to him

5. Which of the following is the least effective audit procedure regarding the existence

assertion for the securities held by the auditee


a. Examination of paid check issued in payment of securities purchased
b. Vouching all changes during the year to supporting documents

c. Simultaneous count of liquid asset

d. Confirmation from custodian


6. An auditee is holding equity securities as collateral for a debt. The auditor should
a. Determine from date published in the financial press that the auditee has recorded
dividend income from collateral

b. Ascertain the value of securities


c. Ascertain that the amount of recorded for the collateral in the investment account
equal to its fair value at the balance sheet date
d. Verify that the client has taken title to the securities
7. Which of the following is the most effective audit procedure for verification of dividends

earned on investments in equity securities


a. Tracing deposited dividend checks to the cash receipts book
b. Reconciling the amounts received with published dividends record
c. Comparing the amounts received with preceding year dividends
d. Recomputing selected extensions and footings of dividend schedules and comparing
totals to the general ledger

8. In conforming with an outside agent, such a financial institution, that the agent holding
investment securities in the clients name, an auditor most likely gathers evidence in
support of managements financial statement assertion of existence and
a. Valuation c.completeness
b. Rights and obligation d. presentation and disclosure
9. in establishing the existence and ownership of an investment held by a corporation in the

form of publicly traded stock, an auditor should inspect the securities and
a. obtain written representations from management confirming that the securities are
properly classified as trading securities
b. inspect the audited financial statements of the auditee company

c. confirm the number of shares held by an independent custodian


d. determine that the investment is carried at fair value

10. an auditor is most likely to verify the interest earned on bond investment by
a. verifying the receipt and deposit of interest checks

b. confirming the bond interest rate with the issuer of the bonds

c. recomputing the interest earned on the basis of the face amount, interest rate, and
period held
d. testing controls relevant to cash receipts

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