Question:XYZ Company has three securities in its portfolio available for sale, as follows:
Security 1: Beatty, Cost: $78,000, 12/31/06 Market Value: $93,600, 12/31/07 Market Value:$100,100
Security 2: Cole, Cost: $117,000, 12/31/06 Market Value: $120,900, 12/31/07 Market Value:$0
Security 3: Sells, Cost: $58,500, 12/31/06 Market Value: $53,500, 12/31/07 Market Value:$50,700
The Cole stock was sold in Year 2 for $127,400.
Assume that on 12/31 Year 2, XYZ Company reclassifies the Sells stock to A "trading security" status.
Given the above information, what amount would be reported for the Sells stock in XYZ's trading security portfolio?
A $58,500
B $53,300
C $50,700
D None of these