Rose Company had no short-term investments prior to this year. It had the following transactions this year involving shortterm stock investments with insignificant influence. Apr. 16 Purchased 3,500 shares of Gem Co. stock at $24 per share. July 7 Purchased 2,000 shares of PepsiCo stock at $49 per share. 20 Purchased 1,000 shares of Xerox stock at $16 per share. Aug. 15 Received a $1.00 per share cash dividend on the Gem Co, stock. 28 Sold 2,000 shares of Gem Co. stock at $30 per share. Oct. 1 Received a $2.50 per share cash dividend on the PepsiCo shares. Dec. 15 Received a $1.00 per share cash dividend on the remaining Gem Co. shares. 31 Received a $1.50 per share cash dividend on the PepsiCo shares. Required 1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding transactions and events. 2. Prepare a table to compare the year-end cost and fair values of Rose's short-erm stock investments. The year-end fair values per share are Gem Co., \$26; PepsiCo, \$46; and Xerox, \$13. Analysis Component 4. Prepare the current asset section of the balance sheet for the fair value adjustment for Rose's short-term investments. 5. Identify the dollar increase or decrease from Rose's short-term stock investments on (a) its income statement for this year and (b) the equity section of its balance sheet at this year-end