(a)
Investment: To get the financial benefits, money spent or invested is known as investment. The benefits can be in the form of dividend, interest, and rental income.
Shares: A share is the ownership certificate of the company. A share is that part of company’s capital which cannot further divide. Shares define the right to vote and right of participation in the profit of the company.
Journalizing: It is the process of recording the transactions of an organization in a chronological order. Based on these journal entries recorded, the amounts are posted to the relevant ledger accounts.
Accounting rules for journal entries:
- To increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
- To decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
To prepare: (a) The journal entries in the books of Company E, (b) The journal entries in the books of Company W.
(b)
To prepare: The journal entries in the books of Company W.

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