Reference no: EM132623322

Bowlah Inc. (Bowlah), a public company, had the following transactions involving passive financial investments during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:

• On January 1, 2019, Bowlah purchased a 10-year bond from Reep Inc. with a face value of $2,000,000 and a market rate of interest of 4%. The bond pays interest semi-annually at 5.5% per annum on June 30 and December 31. The bond was acquired to collect the principal and interest payments, but if favourable market conditions arise, Bowlah may elect to sell the bond at a profit.
• On March 31, 2019, Bowlah purchased 15,000 shares of Blip Corp. at a price of $20 per share plus total transaction costs of $500. The shares were designated as FVOCI-elect.
• On May 15, 2019, Bowlah purchased 30,000 shares of Yamat Corp. for $240,000. The shares were designated as fair value through profit or loss.
• On September 30, 2019, Bowlah sold all 15,000 shares of Blip Corp. for $30 per share. Bowlah's policy is to transfer the net balance of accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings upon derecognition of assets designated as FVOCI-elect.

At December 31, 2019, Bowlah's investments had the following fair values:

                       Fair value

Yamat Corp.  $ 250,000

Reep Inc.     $2,260,000

Required:

Problem 1: Prepare the journal entries to record all investment-related transactions for 2019.