What effect does a liquidating dividend have on the balance in the investment account under the cost

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What effect does a liquidating have on the balance in the investment account under the cost method and the equity 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...