Murray Corp. manufactures surveying equipment. Journalize the entries to record the following selected equity investment transactions completed
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Murray Corp. manufactures surveying equipment. Journalize the entries to record the following selected equity investment transactions completed by Murray during 2014:
Jan. 16. Purchased for cash 3,000 shares of McDowell Inc. stock for $25 per share plus a $140 brokerage commission.
Mar. 23. Received dividends of $0.46 per share on McDowell Inc. stock.
May 25. Purchased 1,000 shares of McDowell Inc. stock for $35 per share plus a $160 brokerage commission.
July 10. Sold 3,200 shares of McDowell Inc. stock for $40 per share less a $200 brokerage commission. Murray assumes that the first investments purchased are the first investments sold.
Oct. 12. Received dividends of $0.51 per share on McDowell Inc. stock.
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Corporate Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1133952411
12th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac