Guay Company had the following transactions and adjustment related to a passive equity investment. 2019 Nov. 15
Question:
Guay Company had the following transactions and adjustment related to a passive equity investment.
2019
Nov. 15 Purchased 5,000 shares of Core, Inc.'s common stock at $16 per share plus a brokerage commission of $900. Guay Company expects to sell the stock in the near future.
Dec. 22 Received a cash dividend of $1.25 per share of common stock from Core.
31 Made the adjusting entry to reflect year-end fair value of the stock investment in Core. The year-end market price of the Core common stock is $17 .50 per share.
2020
Jan. 20 Sold all 5,000 shares of the Core common stock for $86,400.
a. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions.
b. Post the journal entries from a to their respective T-accounts.
c. Record each of the transactions in the financial statement effects template.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781618533111
6th Edition
Authors: Michelle L. Hanlon, Robert P. Magee, Glenn M. Pfeiffer, Thomas R. Dyckman