On September 12, 2,000 shares of Aspen Company are acquired at a price of $50 per share

Question:

On September 12, 2,000 shares of Aspen Company are acquired at a price of $50 per share plus a $200 brokerage fee. On October 15, a $0.50-per-share dividend was received on the Aspen Company stock. On November 10, 1,200 shares of the Aspen Company stock were sold for $42 per share less a $150 brokerage fee. Prepare the journal entries for the original purchase, the dividend, and the sale under the cost method.

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...