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On August 1, 2020, Splish Ltd. purchased a call option from DDR Investments Corporation. The option gave Splish the right to buy 14,000 shares in a third company, MGL Ltd., at a price of $21.25 per share. On the day Splish purchased the option, MGL shares were trading at $21.25 each. Splish paid $600 for the options. On August 31, 2020, the MGL shares were trading at $23.25 each, and the options for MGL shares were trading at $28,400. On September 15, Splish settled the options in cash when the MGL shares were trading at $24.50, and the options were trading at $45,500. Prepare the journal entries to record the above transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (To record the acquisition of the option.) (To record the change in value of the option.) (To record the change in value of the option.) (To record the settlement of the option.) Prepare the September 15 journal entry assuming Splish accepted instead the shares in MGL. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry"for the account titles and enter for the amounts.) Debit Credit Date Account Titles and Explanation Sept. 15 (To record the change in value of the option.) (To take delivery of the shares using the option.)

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