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Bramble Company has the following securities in its portfolio on December 31, 2020. None of these investments are accounted for under the equity method.

Investments		Cost		Fair Value
1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common		$75,700		$71,000
5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common		185,100		180,200
400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred		61,900		63,700
		$322,700		$314,900

All of the securities were purchased in 2020. In 2021, Bramble completed the following securities transactions.

March 1		Sold the 1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common, @ $45 less fees of $1,200.
April 1		Bought 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common, @ $75 plus fees of $1,300.

Brambles portfolio of equity securities appeared as follows on December 31, 2021.

Investments		Cost		Fair Value
5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common		$185,100		$180,200
700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common		53,800		50,100
400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred		61,900		60,100
		$300,800		$290,400

Prepare the general journal entries for Bramble Company for:

(a)		The 2020 adjusting entry.
(b)		The sale of the Gordon stock.
(c)		The purchase of the Earnhart stock.
(d)		The 2021 adjusting entry for the trading portfolio.

(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.)

No.	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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