When a $1000 bond is initially sold at 5 percent "coupon" yield for 30 years, $50 (.05 x $1,000) interest per year is paid to the buyer of the bond. however, if interest rates decrease to 4 percent for similar bonds issued later on, then the market price of the initial bond will ..

The following pertains to smoke, inc.’s investment in debt securities: on december 31, year 3, smoke reclassified a security acquired during the year for $70,000. it had a $50,000 fair value when it was reclassified from trading to available-for-sale. an available-for-sale security costing $75,000, written down to $30,000 in year 2 because of an other-than-temporary impairment of fair value, had a $60,000 fair value on december 31, year 3. what is the net effect of the above items on smoke’s net income for the year ended december 31, year 3?