Plaster Inc. received a $0.15-per-share cash dividend on 50,000 shares of Gestalt Cor- poration common stock, which

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Plaster Inc. received a $0.15-per-share cash dividend on 50,000 shares of Gestalt Cor- poration common stock, which Plaster Inc. carries as a long-term investment.

(a) As- suming that Plaster In uses the cost method of accounting for its investment in Gestalt Corporation, what account would be credited for the receipt of the $7,500 dividend?

(b) Assuming that Plaster Inc. uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in Gestalt Corporation, what account would be credited for the receipt of the $7,500 dividend?

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Accounting

ISBN: 9780324025422

20th Edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Philip E. Fess

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