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During the year ended December 31, 2018, and in the following months of January and February 2019, Kennel Inc. had the following transactions pertaining to its held for trading investments:

Apr.	1		Purchased 2,000 Starr Corporation $ 5, preferred shares for $ 206,000 cash.
July	1		Received quarterly cash dividend.
	2		Sold 500 Starr shares for $ 55,500 cash.
Oct.	1		Received quarterly cash dividend.
Nov.	22		Starr declared the quarterly dividend on November 22, to preferred shareholders of record on December 15, payable on January 1.
Dec.	31		Starrs shares were trading at $ 112 per share.
Jan.	31		Due to an urgent need for cash, 700 Starr Corporation shares were sold despite a drop in the share price to $ 89 per share.
Feb.	15		Kennel sold an additional 500 Starr shares after the market recovered to $ 114 per share.

Part 1: Record the above transactions, using the fair value through profit or loss model. Prepare any required adjusting entries at December 31.

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
	(To record dividends)
	(To record unrealized gain / (loss))
Jan. 31, 2019

Part 2: How many Starr shares does Kennel own after the sale of shares on February 15, 2019? What are the cost and fair value of its investment on this date?

Number of shares:

Cost:

Fair Value:

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