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Help : Carlsville Company began operations in the current year and had no prior stock investments. The following transactions are from its short-term stock investments with insignificant influence. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions. On December 31, prepare the adjusting entry to record the fair value adjustment for the portfolio of stock investments July 22 Purchased 1,780 shares of Hunt Corp. at $25 per share. Sept. 5 Received a $2 cash dividend for each share of Hunt Corp. Sept. 27 Purchased 3,500 shares of HCA at $26 per share. Oct. 3 Sold 1,780 shares of Hunt at $20 per share. Oct. 30 Purchased 1,200 shares of Black & Decker at $41 per share. Dec. 17 Received a $3 cash dividend for each share of Black & Decker. Dec. 31 Fair value of the short-term stock investments is $143,000. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet " @ @ 6 0 0 Purchased 1,700 shares of Hunt Corp. at $25 per share. Note: Enter debits before credits Date General Journal........ Credit Debit 4,800 Jul 22 Debt investments - HTM << Prev 1 of 1 !!! Next >

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Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
July 22	Investment in Hunt Corp (1700*25)	$42500
	Cash		$42500
Sept 5	Cash (1700*2)	$3400
	Dividend revenue		$3400
Sept 27	Investment in HCA (3500*26)	$91000
	Cash		$91000
Oct 3	Cash (1700*20)	$34000
	Loss from sale of investment	$8500
	Investment in Hunt Corp		$42500
Oct 30	Investment in Black & Decker(1200*41)	$49200
	Cash		$49200
Dec 17	Cash(1200*3)	$3600
	Dividend revenue		$3600
Dec 31	Fair value adjustment (140200-143000)	$2800
	Unrealized holding gain on investment		$2800