During the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the following months of January and February 2022, Handley Inc. had the following transactions pertaining to its trading investments: Apr. 1 Purchased 2,000 Starr Corporation $5, preferred shares for $210,000 cash. July Received quarterly cash dividend. 2 Sold 500 Starr shares for $55,500 cash. Received quarterly cash dividend. Oct. 1 1

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During the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the following months of January and February 2022, Handley Inc. had the following
transactions pertaining to its trading investments:
Apr.
July
Oct.
1 Purchased 2,000 Starr Corporation $5, preferred shares for $210,000 cash.
1 Received quarterly cash dividend.
2
1
Nov. 22
Dec. 31
Jan. 31
Feb. 15
Sold 500 Starr shares for $55,500 cash.
Received quarterly cash dividend.
Starr declared the quarterly dividend on November 22, to preferred shareholders of record on December 15, payable
on January 1.
Starr's shares were trading at $112 per share.
Due to an urgent need for cash, 700 Starr Corporation shares were sold despite a drop in the share price to $89 per
share.
Handley sold an additional 500 Starr shares after the market recovered to $114 per share.
Transcribed Image Text:During the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the following months of January and February 2022, Handley Inc. had the following transactions pertaining to its trading investments: Apr. July Oct. 1 Purchased 2,000 Starr Corporation $5, preferred shares for $210,000 cash. 1 Received quarterly cash dividend. 2 1 Nov. 22 Dec. 31 Jan. 31 Feb. 15 Sold 500 Starr shares for $55,500 cash. Received quarterly cash dividend. Starr declared the quarterly dividend on November 22, to preferred shareholders of record on December 15, payable on January 1. Starr's shares were trading at $112 per share. Due to an urgent need for cash, 700 Starr Corporation shares were sold despite a drop in the share price to $89 per share. Handley sold an additional 500 Starr shares after the market recovered to $114 per share.
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