On August 4, 2018, Cappio Corporation purchased 1,000 shares of Maxwell Company for $45,000. The following information

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On August 4, 2018, Cappio Corporation purchased 1,000 shares of Maxwell Company for $45,000. The following information applies to the fair value of Maxwell Company:

Maxwell Company declares and pays cash dividends of $2 per share on June 1 of each year.


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1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming Cappio owns less than 10 percent of Maxwell’s stock.

2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming Cappio owns 30 percent of Maxwell’s stock. Maxwell reported $50,000 of net income each year.

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Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781265440169

7th Edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Shana Clor Proell, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby

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