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Barzetti Had No Investments Prior to the Current Year

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Barzetti had no investments prior to the current year.It had the following transactions involving available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities during the year.The stock purchases are considered short-term,non-influential securities.Prepare Barzetti's journal entries to record the transactions and events associated with the investment purchases.
Apr.18 Purchased 5,000 shares of Lacy Co.stock at $26.50 per share plus a $350 brokerage fee.
May 01 Purchased $200,000 of Butcher's 7%,two-year bonds payable at par value.Interest payments are paid semiannually on November 1 and May 1.It is the company's intent to hold the bonds until maturity.
Jun.10 Purchased 4,000 shares of SubCo stock at $48.25 plus a $325 brokerage fee.
Nov.01 Received a check for the first semiannual interest payment on the Butcher's bonds.
Nov.15 Received a $0.65 per share cash dividend on the Lacy Co.shares.
Nov.30 Sold 2,000 shares of Lacy Co.stock at $29 less a $300 brokerage fee.
Dec.15 Received a $1.10 per share cash dividend on the SubCo shares.
Dec.20 Received a $.075 per share cash dividend on the remaining Lacy Co.shares.
Dec.31 Prepare an adjusting entry to record the fair value adjustment on the equity securities.At December 31,the Lacy Co.stock has a fair value of $28 per share,and the SubCo stock has a fair value of $49.50 per share.

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