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During the fourth quarter of 2017, Alpha Company acquired the following trading securities: DATE Company # of Shares Price per Share 10/15 Yankee Company 1,000

During the fourth quarter of 2017, Alpha Company acquired the following trading securities:

DATE
Company
# of Shares
Price per Share
10/15
Yankee Company
1,000
$50
10/25
X-ray Company
1,000
35
10/31
Zulu Company
1,000
26

On November 10th, Alpha Company sold the X-ray Company stock for $30 per share. On December 24th, Zulu Company paid dividends of $0.25 per share. The following were the year-end market values.

Company
FMV per Share
Yankee Company
$55
X-ray Company
20
Zulu Company
15

What the total dollar values that Alpha Company should record for the following: (Enter whole dollars only, for loss amounts enter the $ & value inside of the brackets.)

1. Realized Gain/Loss during 2017

2. Unrealized Gain/Loss on Trading Securities for 2017

3. Dividend Income

ANSWER:

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2. _____________________________

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