Rantzow - Lear Company buys and sells debt securitiesexpecting to earn profits on short-term differences inprice, and holds these investments in its tradingportfolio. The company's fiscal year ends on December31. The following selected transactions relating toRantzow - Lear's trading account occurred duringDecember 2024 and the first week of 2025. December17, 2024 Purchased 195 Grocers' Supply Corporationbonds at par for $487,500. December 28, 2024Received interest of $5,800 from the Grocers' SupplyCorporation bonds. December 31, 2024 Recorded anynecessary adjusting entry relating to the Grocers'Supply Corporation bonds. The market price of thebond was $3,000 per bond. January 5, 2025 Sold theGrocers' Supply Corporation bonds for $546,000.Required: Prepare the appropriate journal entry orentries for each transaction. Indicate any amounts thatRantzow - Lear Company would report in its 2024balance sheet and income statement as a result of thisinvestment. Ignore income taxes.

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