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A Pension Trust Fund Purchased Corporate Stock During the Year

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A Pension Trust Fund purchased corporate stock during the year for $48,000. At year-end, the Pension Trust Fund still holds the stock that has a year-end fair value of $54,000. What journal entry, if any, should be made at year-end in relation to the Pension Trust Fund's investment in corporate stocks?
a.
 Investments-corporate stocks 6,000 Additions - net increase in fair value of investments 6,000\begin{array}{llr} \text { Investments-corporate stocks } &6,000\\ \text { Additions - net increase in fair value of investments } &&6,000\\\end{array}

b.  Investments-comorate stocks 6,000 Cash 6,000\begin{array}{llr} \text { Investments-comorate stocks } &6,000\\ \text { Cash } &&6,000\\\end{array}

c.  Investments-corporate stocks6,000Revenue-net increase in fair value of irvestments 6,000\begin{array}{llr} \text { Investments-corporate stocks} &6,000\\ \text {Revenue-net increase in fair value of irvestments } &&6,000\\\end{array}

d.
Investments-corporate stocks 54,000 Revenue-net increase in fair value of irvestments54,000\begin{array}{llr} \text {Investments-corporate stocks } &54,000\\ \text { Revenue-net increase in fair value of irvestments} &&54,000\\\end{array}

e. No entry is required.

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