A corporation had the following transactions involving stock investments with insignificant influence during the year. Prior to these transactions, this corporation had never had any investments. 

February 16 Purchased 1,010 shares of HM Corporation stock at $30 per share. 

February 26 Purchased 710 shares of Tugg Company stock at $21 per share. 

March 2 Received a $0.65 per share dividend from the HM Corporation. 

March 28 Sold 340 shares of HM Corporation stock for $35 per share. 

April 20 Sold 290 shares of Tugg Company stock at $18 per share. 

December 31 HM stock has a fair value of $34 per share, and Tugg stock has a fair value of $16 per share. 

1. Prepare the required journal entries to record these transactions. Also prepare an adjusting entry to record the year-end fair value adjustment for the portfolio of short-term stock investments. 
2. Note: Round to nearest whole dollar.

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Lets prepare the journal entries for each transaction 1 February 16 Purchased 1010 shares of HM Corporation stock at 30 per share Debit Shortterm Stoc... View the full answer