Assessing Financial Statement Effects of Equity Method Securities

Use the financial statement effects template (with amounts and accounts) to record the following transactions involving investments in marketable securities accounted for using the equity method.

a). purchased 12,000 common shares of Bakersfield Co. at $9 per share; the shares represent 30% ownership in Bakersfield

b). received a cash dividend of $1.25 per common share from Bakersfield

c). Bakersfield reported annual net income of $60,000

d). sold all 12,000 common shares of Bakersfield for $114,500