The investments of Charger Inc. include a single investment: 19,710 shares of Raiders Inc. common stock purchased on February 24, Year 1, for $36 per share including brokerage commission. These shares were classified as trading securities. As of the December 31, Year 1, balance sheet date, the share price had increased to $43 per share. Required: A. Journalize the entries to acquire the investment on February 24, and record the adjustment to fair value on December 31, Year 1. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. B. How is the unrealized gain or loss for trading investments reported on the financial statements?

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?