For the following transactions involving investments in marketable securities, assume that: (1) Ohlson Co. purchases 5,000 common
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For the following transactions involving investments in marketable securities, assume that:
(1) Ohlson Co. purchases 5,000 common shares of Freeman Co. at $16 cash per share.
(2) Ohlson Co. receives a cash dividend of $1.25 per common share from Freeman.
(3) Year-end market price of Freeman common stock is $17.50 per share.
(4) Ohlson Co. sells all 5,000 common shares of Freeman for $86,400 cash.
a. Prepare journal entries to record the four transactions.
b. Post the journal entries from a to their respective T-accounts.
c. Record each of the transactions from a in the financial statement effects template.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781618533111
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Authors: Michelle L. Hanlon, Robert P. Magee, Glenn M. Pfeiffer, Thomas R. Dyckman
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