On January 1, 2021, Whispering Winds's Motor Corp., a private company, buys 30% of Molly's Engines Ltd.'s 440,000 common shares for $1,232,000. On December 31, 2021, Molly's pays a $48,000 cash dividend and reports profit of $420,000. At December 31, 2021, Molly's shares are trading at $17.25 per share. Both companies have a December 31 year end. Whispering Winds's is able to appoint one board member to Molly's board of directors who has been influential in directing the operations of the company.
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Record the above transactions assuming Whispering Winds's uses the equity method to report its investment in Molly's Engines Ltd.
Jan 1. DR ?
CR ?
Dec 31. DR ?
CR ?
to record dividend recieved from associate
Dec 31. DR ?
CR ?
to record investment income from associate
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