On January 2, 2018, Sanborn Tobacco Inc. bought 10% of Jackson Industry’s capita

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On January 2, 2018, Sanborn Tobacco Inc. bought 10% of Jackson Industry’s capital stock for $104 million. Jackson Industry’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $134 million. The fair value of the shares held by Sanborn was $126 million at December 31, 2018. During 2018, Jackson declared a dividend of $74 million.

Required:
1. Prepare all appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2018.
2. Assume that Sanborn sold the stock on January 2, 2019 for $138 million. Prepare the journal entries Sanborn would use to record the sale.

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Date Account Debit credit Jan 2 2018 Investment in Trading securities 104 cash 104 31 dec 2018 Dividend receivable 7.4 Dividend revenue 7.4 [being dividend to be received 74* .10] 31 dec 2018 Investment in Trading securities 22 Unrealized gain on trading security 22 [being unrealized gain recorded 126-104]

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