Stoll Co.'s long-term available-for-sale portfolio at the start of this year consists of the following. Available-for-Sale Securities Cost Fair Value
Company A bonds $535,300 $490,000
Company B notes 159,380 154,000
Company C bonds 662,750 640,940

Stoll enters into the following transactions involving its available-for-sale debt securities this year.

Jan. 29 Sold one-half of the Company B notes for $78,820.
July 6 Purchased bonds of Company X for $122,100.
Nov. 13 Purchased notes of Company Z for $267,300.
Dec. 9 Sold all of the bonds of Company A for $524,800.

The fair values at December 31 are B, $82,300; C, $603,800; X, $120,000; and Z, $276,000.

Required:
What amount of gains or losses on transactions relating to long-term investments in available-for-sale debt securities does Stoll report on its income statement for this year?

If temper company, a manufacturer of mattresses, was considering moving its production facilities to china but decided against it because the additional costs of shipping the mattresses back to the u. s. would offset the cost savings associated with moving the production facilities, the increased costs associated with shipping would be an example ofanswers: learning-curve economies. diseconomies of scale. economies of scale. competitive advantages.

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