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On January 1,2011,Posten Company Purchased 10,000 Shares of Toma Company

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On January 1,2011,Posten Company purchased 10,000 shares of Toma Company for $78,000 plus a broker's fee of $2,000.Toma Company has a total of 40,000 shares of common stock outstanding and it is presumed the Posten Company will have a significant influence over Toma.Toma declared and paid cash dividends of $0.93 per share in 2011 and 2012.Toma's net income was $190,000 and $270,000 for 2011 and 2012 respectively.The January 1,2013,entry on the books of Posten Company to record the sale of 4,500 shares of Toma Company stock for $85,000 cash should be:


A)
 Cash 85,000 Loss on Sale of Investments 110,000 Long-Term Investments 195,000\begin{array} { l cc } \text { Cash } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 85,000\\\text { Loss on Sale of Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 110,000 \\\quad \text { Long-Term Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & & 195,000\end{array}
B)
 Cash 85,000 Gain on Sale of Investments 57,370 Long-Term Investments 27,630\begin{array} { l cc } \text { Cash } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 85,000\\\quad \text { Gain on Sale of Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots && 57,370 \\\quad \text { Long-Term Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & & 27,630\end{array}
C)
 Cash 85,000.00 Gain on Sale of Investments 76,195.75 Long-Term Investments 8,804.25\begin{array} { l cc } \text { Cash } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 85,000.00\\\quad \text { Gain on Sale of Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots && 76,195.75 \\\quad \text { Long-Term Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & & 8,804.25\end{array}
D)
 Cash 85,000 Gain on Sale of Investments 5,620 Long-Term Investments 79,380\begin{array} { l cc } \text { Cash } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 85,000\\\quad \text { Gain on Sale of Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots && 5,620 \\\quad \text { Long-Term Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & & 79,380\end{array}
E)
 Cash 85,000 Gain on Sale of Investments 5,000 Long-Term Investments 80,000\begin{array} { l cc } \text { Cash } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 85,000\\\quad \text { Gain on Sale of Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots && 5,000 \\\quad \text { Long-Term Investments }\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & & 80,000\end{array}

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