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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

NOTE 3 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are stated at fair value. The carrying value of accounts receivable, other current assets, accrued expenses, and accounts payable approximates fair market value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.

The Company’s cash equivalents are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices.

All held-to-maturity securities investments as of December 31, 2023 were US treasury and federal bonds. Investments in these bonds are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and are included in the Level 1 fair value hierarchy.

The tables below set forth the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, as well as marketable securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy.

	December 31, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Cash and cash equivalents	$	11,004,937	$	-	$	-	$	11,004,937
Held-to-maturity securities		4,194,958		-		-		4,194,958
	$	15,199,895	$	-	$	-	$	15,199,895

	December 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,866,628	$	-	$	-	$	9,866,628
Held-to-maturity securities		4,028,565		-		-		4,028,565
	$	13,895,193	$	-	$	-	$	13,895,193

The Company did not hold financial assets and liabilities which were recorded at fair value in the Level 2 or 3 categories as of December 31, 2023.

The preceding methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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