Use the financial statement effects template to record the accounts and amounts for the following four transactions

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Use the financial statement effects template to record the accounts and amounts for the following four transactions involving investments in marketable securities:


(1) Ohlson Co. purchases 5,000 common shares of Freeman Co. at \(\$ 16\) cash per share.
(2) Ohlson Co. receives a cash dividend of \(\$ 1.25\) per common share from Freeman.
(3) Year-end market price of Freeman common stock is \(\$ 17.50\) per share.
(4) Ohlson Co. sells all 5,000 common shares of Freeman for \(\$ 86,400\) cash.

a. Assume the investments are classified as trading.

b. Assume the investments are classified as available-for-sale.

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Financial Accounting For MBAs

ISBN: 9781934319345

4th Edition

Authors: Peter D. Easton, John J. Wild, Robert F. Halsey, Mary Lea McAnally

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