Focus on Financials: Apple Inc.
(15-20 min.)
Req. 1
From the caption Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities in Note
1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Marketable Debt
Investments for which the contractual maturity date is 12 months or less
are classified as short-term. Marketable Debt Investments for which the
contractual maturity is greater than 12 months are classified as long-
term. Marketable equity securities are classified as short-term or long-
term based on the nature of each security and its availability for use in
current operations.
Req. 2
Apple does adjust for periodic changes in fair value of their investments.
According to Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities in Note 1—
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—the company’s securities