Peck Company purchased Sanno Company common stock in a series of open-market cash purchases from 2012 through 2014 as follows: Date Shares Acquired Cost January 1, 2012 1,830 $45,400 January 1, 2013 4,575 94,500 January 1, 2014 10,065 265,716 Sanno Company had 18,300 shares of $20 par value common stock outstanding during the entire period. Retained earnings balances for Sanno Company on relevant dates were January 1, 2012 $19,600 January 1, 2013 (30,600 ) January 1, 2014 83,800 December 31, 2014 170,000 Dividends in the amount of $50,600 were distributed by Sanno Company only in 2014. Any difference between implied and book values is assigned to goodwill. Peck Company uses the cost method to account for its investment in Sanno Company. Collapse question part (a) Prepare the journal entries that Peck Company would record on its books during 2014 to account for its investment in Sanno Company.

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