Gioia Company acquired some of the 65,000 shares of outstanding common stock (no par) of Tristezza Corporation during the current year as a long-term investment. The annual accounting period for both companies ends December 31. The following transactions occurred during the current year:

Required:
1. What accounting method should the company use? Why?
2. Give the journal entries for each of these transactions. If no entry is required, explain why.
3. Show how the long-term investment and the related revenue should be reported on the current year’s financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) of Gioia Company.

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Jan. 10 Dec. 31 Purchased 17,875 shares of Tristezza common stock at $11 per share. a. Received the current year financial statements of Tristezza Corporation that reported net income of $80,000. b. Tristezza Corporation declared a cash dividend of $0.60 per share. c. Tristezza Corporation paid the cash dividend declared in (b). d. Determined the market price of Tristezza stock to be $10 per share.