Reference no: EM132615299

Supporting records of ABC CORP's trading securities portfolio show the following debt and equity securities:

                                                                Security Cost.                    Fair Value

400 Ordinary shares Con Co.               P254,400                     P243,000

P800,000 Tip Co. 7% bonds                   796,500                   774,000

P1,200,000 Turk Co. 7 ½ % bonds          1,207,500                 1,218,900

Totals                                                 P2,258,500                    P2,235,900

Interest dates on the bonds are January 1 and July 1. ABC Corp uses the income approach to record the purchase of bonds with the accrued interest. During 2017 and 2018, ABC completed the following transactions related to trading securities:

2017

Jan 1 Received semiannual interest on bonds. Assume that the appropriate adjusting entry was made on December 31, 2016.

April 1 Sold P600,000 of 7 ½ % Turk bonds at 102 plus accrued interest.

May 21 Received dividend of P1.25 per share on the Con ordinary share capital. The dividend had not been recorded on the declaration date.

Jul 1 Received semiannual interest on bonds and then sold the 7% Tip bonds at 97 1/2

Aug 25 Purchased 200 shares of New, Inc. ordinary share capital at P580 per share plus brokerage fees of P500.

Nov 1 Purchased P500,000 of 8% Tol Co. bonds at 101 plus accrued interest. Brokerage fees were P1,250. Interest dates are January 1 and July 1.

Dec 31 Market price of securities were:

Con ordinary share P550

7 ½ Turk bonds 101 ¾

8% Tol bonds 101

New ordinary share P538.75

2018

Jan 2 Recorded the receipt of semiannual interest on bonds

Feb 1 Sold the remaining 7 ½ Turk bonds at 101 plus accrued interest.

Problem 1: What is the total interest and dividend income for 2017?

Option A. P91,417

Option B. P98,804

Option C. answer not given

Option D. P164,416

Option E. P125, 166