In: Accounting
Entries for Stock Investments, Dividends, and Sale of Stock
Yerbury Corp. manufactures construction equipment.
Journalize the entries to record the following selected equity investment transactions completed by Yerbury during a recent year:
Feb. 2 | Purchased for cash 700 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $59 per share plus a $350 brokerage commission. |
Mar. 16 | Received dividends of $0.30 per share on Wong Inc. stock. |
June 7 | Purchased 500 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $69 per share plus a $250 brokerage commission. |
July 26 | Sold 850 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $74 per share less a $425 brokerage commission. Yerbury assumes that the first investments purchased are the first investments sold. |
Sept. 25 | Received dividends of $0.40 per share on Wong Inc. stock. |
In your computations, round per share amounts to two decimal places. When required, round final answers to the nearest dollar. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Feb. 2 | Investments-Wong Inc. Stock | ||
Cash | |||
Mar. 16 | Cash | ||
Dividend Revenue | |||
June 7 | Investments-Wong Inc. Stock | ||
Cash | |||
July 26 | Cash | ||
Gain on Sale of Investments | |||
Investments-Wong Inc. Stock | |||
Sept. 25 | Cash | ||
Dividend Revenue |
Date | Entry | Debit | Credit |
2 Feb | Investment-wrong inc stock | 41650 | |
Cash | 41650 | ||
16 Mar | Cash | 210 | |
Dividend Revenue | 210 | ||
7 June | Investment-wrong inc stock | 34750 | |
Cash | 34750 | ||
26 July | Cash | 62475 | |
Gain on sale of investment | 10400 | ||
Investment-wrong inc stock | 52075 | ||
25 Sep | Cash | 140 | |
Dividend Revenue | 140 |
Working:
Date | Detail | No of Share | Per Share | Brokerage | Working | Investment Price | |
2 Feb | Purchase | 700 | 59 | 350 | (700*59)+350 | 41650 | |
16 Mar | Dividend | 700 | 0.3 | (700*0.3) | 210 | ||
7 June | Purchase | 500 | 69 | 250 | (500*69)+250 | 34750 | |
26 July | Sale | -850 | 74 | 425 | (850*74)-425 | 62475 | |
25 Sep | Dividend (700+500-850) | 350 | 0.4 | (350*0.4) | 140 | ||
Purchase Price of Shares Sold (FIFO) | |||||||
700 Share pur on 2 Feb | 41650 | ||||||
150 Shares pur on 7 Jun | 10425 | ||||||
(34750/500)*150 | |||||||
Total Cost of Shares Sold | 52075 | ||||||
Sale Price | 62475 | ||||||
Gain | 10400 |