In: Accounting
Wilma Corporation reported the following amounts in its shareholders’ equity section on the December 31, 2014 balance sheet:
Preferred shares, $5 dividend, 10,000 shares authorized, 2,500 shares issued |
$180,000 |
Common shares, 100,000 authorized, 25,000 issued |
100,000 |
Contributed Surplus' |
122,000 |
Retained Earnings |
238,000 |
Total Shareholders’ Equity |
$640000 |
During 2015, the following transactions impacted shareholders’ equity: |
Required:
Par value of common shares=Common shares in $/Common shares issued=100000/25000=$ 4 per share | |||||||
Par value of preferred shares=Preferred shares in $/Preferred shares issued=180000/2500=$ 72 per share | |||||||
Journal entries: | |||||||
Date | Account titles and explanation | Debit | Credit | ||||
Jan 15. | Common shares | (6000*4) | 24000 | ||||
Contributed surplus | 122000 | ||||||
Retained earnings | (Balancing figure) | 10000 | |||||
Cash | (6000*26) | 156000 | |||||
(Own common shares retired) | |||||||
Feb 1. | Cash | (1500*81) | 121500 | ||||
Preferred shares | (1500*72) | 108000 | |||||
Contributed surplus | (Balancing figure) | 13500 | |||||
(Preferred shares issued) | |||||||
Nov 1. | Stock dividend | (Note:1) | 58900 | ||||
Common shares | 7600 | ||||||
Contributed surplus | 51300 | ||||||
(Stock dividend declared) | |||||||
Dec 31. | Cash dividend | (Note:2) | 82700 | ||||
Dividend payable | 82700 | ||||||
(Dividend declared) | |||||||
Note:1 | |||||||
Stock dividend is declared on common shares outstanding: | |||||||
$ | |||||||
Common shares issued at the beginning | 25000 | ||||||
Less: Shares retired | 6000 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding as on Nov 1. | 19000 | ||||||
Common shares issued as stock dividend=19000*10%=1900 shares | |||||||
To common shares=1900*4=$ 7600 | |||||||
To contributed surplus=1900*(31-4)=$ 51300 | |||||||
Note:2 | |||||||
Preferred dividend=(2500+1500)*5=$ 20000 | |||||||
Common dividend=(19000+1900)*3=$ 62700 | |||||||
Total dividend=20000+62700=$ 82700 | |||||||
Ending balance of Retained Earnings for year ended December 31, 2015: | |||||||
$ | $ | ||||||
Beginning balance | 238000 | ||||||
Add: Net income | 310000 | ||||||
548000 | |||||||
Less: | |||||||
Common shares retired | 10000 | ||||||
Stock dividend | 58900 | ||||||
Cash dividend | 82700 | 151600 | |||||
Ending balance | 396400 | ||||||