Aurum Services, Inc. acquired 100,000 shares of Gamma Metals, Inc. on January 1, 2017. Gamma pays a cash dividend of $0.25 per share on March 2, 2017. With the current investment, Aurum Services, Inc. holds 8% of Gamma. In the journal entry on March 2, 2017, _______. A Long-term Investments—Available-for-Sale is credited B Long-term Investments—Held-to-Maturity is debited C Long-term Investments—Available-for-Sale is debited D Dividend Revenue is credited

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Aurum Services, Inc. acquired 100,000 shares of Gamma Metals, Inc. on January 1, 2017. Gamma pays a cash dividend of $0.25 per share on March 2, 2017. With the current investment, Aurum Services, Inc. holds 8% of Gamma. In the journal entry on March 2, 2017, _______.

A Long-term Investments—Available-for-Sale is credited
B Long-term Investments—Held-to-Maturity is debited
C Long-term Investments—Available-for-Sale is debited
D Dividend Revenue is credited
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 Aurum services acquired 100000 shares on gamma metals  and receive a cash dividend from gamma metals inc. It means cash dividend is the income of Aurum services inc.

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