Company A estimated that it will receive less interest payments and principal payments from its Available-for-Sale investments in Company B’s bonds. Company A does not intend to sell the bonds before they will recover. See the information below:   Amortized cost of Company B bonds:           $800,000. Discounted value of estimated payments at the interest rate on the date of bond inception: $650,000. Fair value of Company B bonds: $400,000.   How will Company A record this assessment?   a. Company A will debit Credit Loss Expense by $150,000.   b. Company A will debit loss on impairment by $400,000.   c. Company A will credit Investment account by $800,000.   d. Company A will not record this assessment given that the investment is AFS.   e. Company A will debit Credit Loss Expense by $400,000

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Company A estimated that it will receive less interest payments and principal payments from its Available-for-Sale investments in Company B’s bonds. Company A does not intend to sell the bonds before they will recover. See the information below:

 

Amortized cost of Company B bonds:           $800,000.

Discounted value of estimated payments at the interest rate on the date of bond inception: $650,000.

Fair value of Company B bonds: $400,000.

 

How will Company A record this assessment?

  a.

Company A will debit Credit Loss Expense by $150,000.

  b.

Company A will debit loss on impairment by $400,000.

  c.

Company A will credit Investment account by $800,000.

  d.

Company A will not record this assessment given that the investment is AFS.

  e.

Company A will debit Credit Loss Expense by $400,000.

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