Question

Seybert Systems accounts for its investment in Wang Engineering bonds as available-for-sale. Seybert's balance in accumulated other comprehensive income with respect to the Wang investment is a credit balance of $27,000, and Seybert reports the investment as $200,000 on its balance sheet. Seybert purchased the Wang investment for (ignore taxes):________.

Answer 1

Seybert purchased the Wang investment for $173,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there is a credit balance. It means the stock is increased in value by $27,000. So that the stock was purchased at $173,000 ($200,000-$27,000).