On January 23, 17,000 shares of Tolle Company are acquired at a
price of $24 per share plus a $180 brokerage commission. On April
12, a $0.30-per-share dividend was received on the Tolle Company
stock. On June 10, 6,600 shares of the Tolle Company stock were
sold for $31 per share less a $125 brokerage commission.
Prepare the journal entries for the original purchase, the
dividend, and the sale under the cost method. Refer to the Chart of
Accounts for exact wording of account titles. When required, round
your answers to the nearest dollar.
CHART OF ACCOUNTSGeneral Ledger
|
ASSETS |
110 |
Cash |
111 |
Petty Cash |
120 |
Accounts Receivable |
121 |
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts |
131 |
Notes Receivable |
132 |
Interest Receivable |
141 |
Merchandise Inventory |
145 |
Office Supplies |
161 |
Investments-Tolle Company
Stock |
165 |
Valuation Allowance for Trading
Investments |
166 |
Valuation Allowance for
Available-for-Sale Investments |
181 |
Land |
193 |
Office Equipment |
194 |
Accumulated Depreciation-Office
Equipment |
|
LIABILITIES |
210 |
Accounts Payable |
221 |
Notes Payable |
231 |
Interest Payable |
241 |
Salaries Payable |
|
EQUITY |
311 |
Common Stock |
312 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of
Par-Common Stock |
321 |
Preferred Stock |
322 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of
Par-Preferred Stock |
331 |
Treasury Stock |
332 |
Paid-In Capital from Sale of
Treasury Stock |
340 |
Retained Earnings |
350 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Available-for-Sale Investments |
351 |
Cash Dividends |
352 |
Stock Dividends |
390 |
Income Summary |
|
REVENUE |
410 |
Sales |
611 |
Interest Revenue |
612 |
Dividend Revenue |
621 |
Income of Tolle Company |
631 |
Gain on Sale of Investments |
641 |
Unrealized Gain on Trading
Investments |
|
EXPENSES |
511 |
Cost of Merchandise Sold |
512 |
Bad Debt Expense |
516 |
Cash Short and Over |
520 |
Salaries Expense |
531 |
Advertising Expense |
534 |
Selling Expenses |
535 |
Rent Expense |
537 |
Office Supplies Expense |
562 |
Depreciation Expense-Office
Equipment |
590 |
Miscellaneous Expense |
710 |
Interest Expense |
721 |
Loss of Tolle Company |
731 |
Loss on Sale of Investments |
741 |
Unrealized Loss on Trading
Investments |