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Perry Investments Bought 2,000 Shares of Able, Inc \quad 240
CR Dividend Income

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Perry Investments bought 2,000 shares of Able, Inc. common stock on January 1, 2015, for $20,000 and 2,000 shares of Baker, Inc. common stock on July 1, 2015 for $24,000. Baker paid $2,400 of previously declared dividends to Perry on December 31, 2015. At the end of 2015, the market value of the Able stock was $18,000 and the market value of the Baker stock was $28,000. The stocks were purchased for short-term speculation. Perry owns 10% of each company.
-Perry should record the receipt of the Baker dividend as


A) DR Cash \quad 240
CR Dividend income \quad 240
B) DR Dividends receivable \quad 2,400
CR Dividend income \quad 2,400
C) DR Cash \quad 2,400
CR Investment in Baker \quad 2,400
D) DR Cash \quad 2,400
CR Dividends receivable \quad 2,400

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