Ayayai Inc. owns shares of Pina Corporation stock. At December 31, 2017, the securities were carried in Ayayai’s accounting records at their cost of $789,000, which equals their fair value. On September 21, 2018, when the fair value of the securities was $993,000, Ayayai declared a property dividend whereby the Pina securities are to be distributed on October 23, 2018, to stockholders of record on October 8, 2018. Prepare all journal entries necessary on those three dates. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
Sep. 21Oct. 8Oct. 23
(To record gain or loss)
(To record property dividend)
Sep. 21Oct. 8Oct. 23 Sep. 21Oct. 8Oct. 23

The u. s. stock market has returned an average of about 9% per year since 1900. this return works out to a real return (i. e., adjusted for inflation) of approximately 6% per year. if you invest $100,000 and you earn 6% a year on it, how much real purchasing power will you have in 30 years?

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