Reference no: EM133051802
Question - Reporting of and Analyzing Financial Effects of Passive Equity Securities - 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.
Dec. 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.
Required -
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.