(b) (4 Points) For each of the following independent situati…

(b) (4 Points) For each of the following independent situations, prepare the journal entry that the Company would have instead recorded on December 31, 2024 (related only to the fair value of the investment) if the investment had originally been classified as follows rather than as available-for-sale. If no journal entry is required in any of the situations, write “no journal entry is required” – DO NOT LEAVE BLANK.

REO Speedwagon Corporation chooses to use the fair value opt…

REO Speedwagon Corporation chooses to use the fair value option to value bonds that it issued at face value earlier in the year. At the end of the year, the Company recorded an unrealized holding gain through other comprehensive income. Using this limited fact pattern, what can be concluded about how the fair value of the debt and the Company’s credit rating changed over the year?