Aurum Services Inc.acquired 100,000 shares of Gamma Metals Inc.on January 1,2015.Gamma pays a cash dividend of $0.25 per share on March 2,2015.With the current investment,Aurum Services Inc.holds 8% of Gamma.In the journal entry on March 2,2015,________.

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When a company invests in another company and receives a dividend payment, the proper account to credit is Dividend Revenue. Therefore, in the journal entry on March 2, 2015, Dividend Revenue will be credited. The other options listed are not applicable. Long-term Investments-Available-for-Sale and Long-term Investments-Held-to-Maturity are balance sheet accounts that are adjusted for changes in fair value and not affected by dividend payments.