Question

Yerbury Corp. manufactures construction equipment.

Journalize the entries to record the following selected equity investment transactions completed by Yerbury during 2016. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Feb.	2	Purchased for cash 5,100 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $18 per share plus a $110 brokerage commission.
Mar.	6	Received dividends of $0.35 per share on Wong Inc. stock.
June	7	Purchased 2,000 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $25 per share plus a $130 brokerage commission.
July	26	Sold 6,200 shares of Wong Inc. stock for $36 per share less a $110 brokerage commission. Yerbury assumes that the first investments purchased are the first investments sold.
Sept.	25	Received dividends of $0.50 per share on Wong Inc. stock.

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Yerbury Corp.
General Ledger
ASSETS 110 Cash 111 Petty Cash 120 Accounts Receivable 121 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 131 Notes Receivable 132 Interest Receivable 141 Merchandise Inventory 145 Office Supplies 146 Store Supplies 151 Prepaid Insurance 161 Investments-Wong Inc. Stock 165 Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments 166 Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments 181 Land 191 Store Equipment 192 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment 193 Office Equipment 194 Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment LIABILITIES 210 Accounts Payable 221 Notes Payable 231 Interest Payable 241 Salaries Payable 251 Sales Tax Payable EQUITY 311 Common Stock 312 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock 321 Preferred Stock 322 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock 331 Treasury Stock 332 Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock 340 Retained Earnings 350 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments 351 Cash Dividends 352 Stock Dividends 390 Income Summary	REVENUE 410 Sales 611 Interest Revenue 612 Dividend Revenue 621 Income of Wong Inc. 631 Gain on Sale of Investments 641 Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments EXPENSES 511 Cost of Merchandise Sold 512 Bad Debt Expense 515 Credit Card Expense 516 Cash Short and Over 520 Salaries Expense 531 Advertising Expense 532 Delivery Expense 533 Repairs Expense 534 Selling Expenses 535 Rent Expense 536 Insurance Expense 537 Office Supplies Expense 538 Store Supplies Expense 561 Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment 562 Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment 590 Miscellaneous Expense 710 Interest Expense 721 Loss of Wong Inc. 731 Loss on Sale of Investments 741 Unrealized Loss on Trading Investments

Journal

Journalize the entries to record the transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar..

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Answer 1

Solution:

Journal Entries - Yerbury Corp.
Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
2-Feb	Investment - Wong Inc. Stock Dr (5100*$18 + $110)	$91,910.00
	To Cash		$91,910.00
	(Being investment made in Wong Inc stock)
6-Mar	Cash Dr	$1,785.00
	To Dividend Revenue (5100*$0.35)		$1,785.00
	(Being dividend received on Wong Inc stock)
7-Jun	Investment - Wong Inc. Stock Dr (2000*$25 + $130)	$50,130.00
	To Cash		$50,130.00
	(Being investment made in Wong Inc stock)
26-Jul	Cash Dr (6200*$36 - $110)	$223,090.00
	To Investment - Wong Inc. Stock [$91,910 + ($50,130*1100/2000)]		$119,481.50
	To Gain on sales of investment		$103,608.50
25-Sep	Cash Dr	$450.00
	To Dividend Revenue (900*$0.50)		$450.00
	(Being dividend received on Wong Inc stock)