Carpark Services Began Operations in 20X1 and Maintains Long-Term Investments

Multiple Choice

Carpark Services began operations in 20X1 and maintains long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.The year-end cost and fair values for its portfolio of these investments follow.The year-end adjusting entry to record the unrealized gain/loss at December 31,20X2 is:
$\begin{array}{|l|l|r|}\hline \text { Available-for-Sale Securities } & \text { Cost } & \text { Fair Value } \\\hline \text { December } 31,20 \mathrm{X} 1 & \$ 250,000 & \$ 241,000 \\\hline \text { December } 31,20 \mathrm{X} 2 & \$ 340,000 & \$ 350,000 \\\hline \text { December } 31,20 \mathrm{X} 3 & \$ 410,000 & \$ 415,00 \mathrm{0} \\\hline\end{array}$

A) Debit Unrealized Gain - Equity $10,000; Credit Fair Value Adjustment - Available-for-Sale (LT) $10,000.
B) Debit Fair Value Adjustment - Available-for-Sale (LT) $19,000; Credit Unrealized Loss - Equity $9,000; Credit Unrealized Gain - Equity, $10,000.
C) Debit Fair Value Adjustment - Available-for-Sale (LT) $10,000; Credit Unrealized Gain - Equity, $10,000.
D) Debit Fair Value Adjustment - Available-for-Sale (LT) $10,000; Credit Unrealized Loss - Equity $10,000.
E) Debit Fair Value Adjustment - Available-for-Sale (LT) $19,000; Credit Unrealized Gain - Equity $19,000.