Prepare General Journal Entries for the Following Transactions Involving Short-Term

question 78

Essay

Prepare general journal entries for the following transactions involving short-term securities (assume no investments were held prior to the following transactions):
(a)Feb 16: Purchased 700 Flay Corp shares at $45 per share.Commission was $40.
(b)Feb 26: Purchased 300 Laurier Corp shares at $32 per share,no commission.
(c)Mar 2: Received a $5 per share dividend on the Flay Corp shares.
(d)Mar 28: Sold 150 shares of Flay Corp at $55 per share.
(e)April 20: Sold 250 shares of Laurier Corp at $20 per share.
(f)April 30: End of the quarter.The company is preparing quarterly statements.Fair values for securities are as follows: Flay Corp $47 per share,and Laurier Corp $21 per share.

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