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Chapter 15, Problem 15.7EX
To determine
Stock investments: Stock investments are equity securities which claim ownership in the investee company and pay a dividend revenue to the investor company.
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts.
- Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To journalize: The stock investment transactions in the books of Company C.
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Sept. 10. Sold 1,200 shares for a price of $52 per share less a brokerage commission of $250.
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Purchased 2,300 shares of Delew Company’s common stock for a price of $49.85 per share plus a brokerage commission of $345. Delew Company has 260,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
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At the end of the accounting period, the fair value of the remaining 800 shares of Delew Company’s stock was $49.50 per share.
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