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Ronald Cummings Purchased 800 Shares of Barnum Corp  Investment in Enrmum Corp. 12,000 Gain from Stcck Split 12,000\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Investment in Enrmum Corp. } & 12,000 & \\\text { Gain from Stcck Split } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

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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.If Barnum Corp.declared and issued a two-for-one stock split,what journal entry would Ronald Cummings make?


A)  Investment in Enrmum Corp. 12,000 Gain from Stcck Split 12,000\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Investment in Enrmum Corp. } & 12,000 & \\\text { Gain from Stcck Split } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

B)  Investment in Earnum Corp. 12,000 Unrealized Gain 12,000\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & 12,000 & \\\text { Unrealized Gain } & & 12,000 \\\end{array}

C)  Investment in Earnum Corp. 12,000 Common Stock 1,600 Gain from Stcck Split 10,400\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & 12,000 & \\\text { Common Stock } & & 1,600 \\\text { Gain from Stcck Split } & & 10,400 \\\end{array}

D)  Investment in Earnum Corp. 1,600 Common Stock 1,600\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Investment in Earnum Corp. } & 1,600 & \\\text { Common Stock } & & 1,600\end{array}
E) No journal entry is necessary.

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