Following is information for Marcel Lteé's trading investments. Marcel is a public company and has a December

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Following is information for Marcel Lteé's trading investments. Marcel is a public company and has a December 31 year end.
2014 Sept. 28 Purchased 3,500 shares of Cygman Limited for $40 per share.
Oct. 1 Purchased $300,000 of Rauk Inc. 4% bonds at face value. The bonds pay interest semi-annually on April 1 and October 1.
Nov. 12 Sold 1,900 Cygman shares for $42 per share.
Dec. 1 Received $1.50 per share from Cygman.
31 Cygman shares were trading at $38 per share and the Rauk bonds were trading at 101.
2015 Mar. 31 Sold the remaining Cygman shares for $40 per share.
Apr. 1 Received interest on the Rauk bonds.
Oct. 1 Received interest on the Rauk bonds.
Dec. 31 Rauk bonds were trading at 100.
Instructions
Record the above transactions, including any required adjusting entries, for 2014 and 2015.
Dividend
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