On March 20, 10,000 shares of Thorlite Company are acquired at a price of $30 per share

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On March 20, 10,000 shares of Thorlite Company are acquired at a price of $30 per share plus a $250 brokerage fee. On May 30, a $0.25-per-share dividend was received on the Thorlite Company stock. On June 15, 5,000 shares of the Thorlite Company stock were sold for $36 per share less a $200 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...