These are two independent situations:

1.		Sosey Cosmetics acquired 12% of the 173,000 shares of common stock of Elite Fashion at a total cost of $12 per share on March 18, 2017. On June 30, Elite declared and paid a $73,000 dividend. On December 31, Elite reported net income of $244,000 for the year. At December 31, the market price of Elite Fashion was $14 per share. The stock is classified as available-for-sale.
2.		Williams Inc. obtained significant influence over Kasey Corporation by buying 25% of Kaseys 24,200 outstanding shares of common stock at a total cost of $7 per share on January 1, 2017. On June 15, Kasey declared and paid a cash dividend of $27,700. On December 31, Kasey reported a net income of $110,000 for the year.

Prepare all the necessary journal entries for 2017 for (a) Sosey Cosmetics and (b) Williams Inc. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 2. Williams Inc. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 2. Williams Inc. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit