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On July 1, 2018, the Churab Company paid $190,000 in return for a 5% interest (9,500 shares) in the UNCY Corporation’s common stock. On December 21, 2018, UNCY paid all of its stockholders a cash dividend of $1.00 a share. On December 31, 2018, UNCY’s common stock had a market value of $35 a share. On August 31, 2019, UNCY declared a 3-for-1 stock split of its common stock. On November 30, 2019, UNCY issued 100,000 shares of preferred stock that would be convertible, at the option of its stockholders, into 60,000 shares of common stock no earlier than 2022. On December 31, 2019, UNCY’s common stock had a market value of $32 a share. On February 1, 2020, Churab sold 4,000 shares of its UNCY stock for $68 a share. On December 21, 2020, UNCY paid all of its stockholders a cash dividend of $1.00 a share. On December 31, 2020, UNCY’s common stock had a market value of $70 a share. Provide all of the journal entries that the Churab Company would make for the investment activity described above.
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Journal entry in the books of Churab company for investment made in shares ;
A) When investment in UNCY Corporation common stock is done :
1 JULY 2018
Investment in UNCY common stock(9500 shares) | 190000 | |
Bank | 190000 |
B)When dividend received:
21 DEC 2018
Cash | 9500 | |
Divend income | 9500 |
(dividend of $1 per received for 9500 share)
For adjustment in market value of shares :
Short term investment is adjusted on the market value.so its inc is increaseor decrease in value charged toill be P& L to show its real picture. So the entry for adjustment will be
Short term iinvestment in UNYC | 142500 | |
Unnrealised gain on investment | 142500 | |
(Market value of share has increased from $20 ie(19000/9500) to 35 so gain is( 35-20)*9500 |
31 AUGUST 2019
When stock split declared
Stock split increases the number of shares and dercrease in par value of shares to be reduced based on its propotion of split .But the investment amount remain same . So no journal entry is to be recorded.IN this case 3 in 1 stock split the investment of 9500 of shares increase to 9500*3 to 28500 and value of share will be reduced by 1/3 so no dollar value is affected.Value of a share will be $ 11.3(35/3)
Adjustment in market value of shares
31 DECEMBER 2019
After stock split value of share is 11.3.Its market value has been increased to 32. So neccessary entry to be done adjst value of share.
Short investment in UNYC(20.7*28500) | 589950 | |
Unrealised gain(20.7*28500) | 589950 |
Un realised gain of share arise due change market value has increase from 11.3 to32 and entry is passed to reflect its change in investment
When 4000 shares sold for $ 68
22 FEBRUVARY 2020
Shares sold for 68 which is greater than existing value. so profit on sale is sale credited on the difference in book value(32).For balance existin
Cash (4000*68) | 272000 | |
short term investment(32*4000) | 128000 | |
Profit on sale(36*4000) | 144000 |
When dividend paid
21 DECEMBER 2020
cash | 24500 | |
Dividend income | 24500 |
31 DECEMBER 2020
Market value of share has been increased from existing book value to $ 70
Short term investment(24500* | 931000 | |
Unrealised gain | 931000 |
(Market value of shares hase been increase to from 32 to 70)