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Ronald Cummings Purchased 800 Shares of Barnum Corp B) C)

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Ronald Cummings purchased 800 shares of Barnum Corp.'s common stock for $15 per share.Barnum Corp.'s shares have a par value of $2.Assume Barnum Corp.declared and issued a 100% stock dividend.Subsequently,Ronald Cummings sold all of his holdings in Barnum Corp.for $9 per share.What journal entry would Ronald Cummings make to record the sale of his shares of the Barnum Corp.?


A)  Cash 7,200 Loss on Sale 4,800 Investment in Eamun Corp. 12,000\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Cash } & & 7,200 \\\text { Loss on Sale } & 4,800 & \\\quad \text { Investment in Eamun Corp. } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

B)  Cash 7,200 Unrealized Gain 4,800 Investment in Earnum Corp. 12,000\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Cash } & 7,200 & \\\text { Unrealized Gain } & 4,800 & \\\quad \text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

C)  Cash 14,400 Gain on Sale 2,400 Investmentin Earnum Corp. 12,000\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Cash } & 14,400 & \\\quad \text { Gain on Sale } & & 2,400 \\\quad \text { Investmentin Earnum Corp. } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

D)  Cash 14,400 Losson Sale 9,600 Investment in Earnum Corp. 24,000\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Cash } & 14,400 & \\\text { Losson Sale } & 9,600 & \\\quad \text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & & 24,000 \\\end{array}

E)  Cash 14,400 Unrealized Gain 4,800 Investment in Earnum Corp. 12,000 Gain on Sale 7,200\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Cash } & 14,400 & \\\text { Unrealized Gain } & 4,800 & \\\quad \text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & & 12,000 \\\text { Gain on Sale } & & 7,200\end{array}

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