In: Accounting
Selected Stock Transactions
The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks Construction Inc. at the beginning of the current year:
Preferred 2% Stock, $200 par (50,000 shares authorized, 25,000 shares issued) | $5,000,000 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock | 1,000,000 |
Common Stock, $10 par (500,000 shares authorized, 260,000 shares issued) | 2,600,000 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock | 340,000 |
Retained Earnings | 18,953,000 |
During the year, the corporation completed a number of transactions affecting the stockholders' equity. They are summarized as follows:
Issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $14, receiving cash.
Issued 13,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $217.
Purchased 30,000 shares of treasury common for $12 per share.
Sold 15,000 shares of treasury common for $15 per share.
Sold 10,000 shares of treasury common for $10 per share.
Declared cash dividends of $4.00 per share on preferred stock and $0.10 per share on common stock.
Paid the cash dividends.
Journalize the entries to record the transactions.
For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Required:
a. Issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $14, receiving cash.
b. Issued 13,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $217.
c. Purchased 30,000 shares of treasury common for $12 per share.
d. Sold 15,000 shares of treasury common for $15 per share.
e. Sold 10,000 shares of treasury common for $10 per share.
f. Declared cash dividends of $4.00 per share on preferred stock and $0.10 per share on common stock.
g. Paid the cash dividends.
Journal entries :
No | Account and explanation | debit | credit |
a | Cash (50000*14) | 700000 | |
Common Stock (50000*10) | 500000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value-Common Stock | 200000 | ||
(To record issue common Stock) | |||
b | Cash (13000*217) | 2821000 | |
Preferred stock (13000*200) | 2600000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value-Preferred stock | 221000 | ||
(To record issue preferred stock) | |||
c | Treasury stock (30000*12) | 360000 | |
Cash | 360000 | ||
(To record purchase treasury Stock) | |||
d | Cash (15000*15) | 225000 | |
Treasury stock (15000*12) | 180000 | ||
Paid in capital from sale of treasury stock | 45000 | ||
(To record reissue treasury stock) | |||
e | Cash (10000*10) | 100000 | |
Paid in capital from sale of treasury stock | 20000 | ||
Treasury stock (10000*12) | 120000 | ||
(TO record sale of treasury stock) | |||
f | Cash dividend (38000*4+305000*.10) | 182500 | |
Dividend payable | 182500 | ||
(To record cash dividend declared) | |||
g | Dividend payable | 182500 | |
Cash | 182500 | ||
(To record dividend paid) |