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create journal entries: Common stock—$10 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 550,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 80,000 Retained earnings 460,000 Total stockholders’ equity $ 1,090,000 In year 2016, the following transactions affected its stockholders’ equity accounts. Jan. 1 Purchased 5,000 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share. Jan. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record. Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5. July 6 Sold 1,875 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share. Aug. 22 Sold 3,125 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share. Sept. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record. Oct. 28 Paid the dividend declared on September 5. Dec. 31 Closed the $408,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.
Date |
General Journal |
Debit |
Credit |
1-Jan |
Treasury stock, Common (5000x20) |
100000 |
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Cash |
100000 |
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(To record the purchase of own stock) |
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5-Jan |
Retained earnings (55000-5000)*4 |
200000 |
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Common dividend payable |
200000 |
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(To record the declaration of dividend) |
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28-Feb |
Common dividend payable |
200000 |
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Cash |
200000 |
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(To record the payment of dividend) |
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6-Jul |
Cash (1875*24) |
45000 |
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Treasury stock, Common (1875*20) |
37500 |
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Paid-In capital, Treasury stock (1875*4) |
7500 |
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(To record the sale of treasury stock) |
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22-Aug |
Cash (3125*17) |
53125 |
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Paid-In capital, Treasury stock |
7500 |
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Retained earnings |
1875 |
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Treasury stock, Common ((3125*20) |
62500 |
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(To record the sale of treasury stock) |
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5-Sep |
Retained earnings |
220000 |
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Common dividend payable (55000*4) |
220000 |
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(To record the declaration of dividend) |
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28-Oct |
Common dividend payable |
220000 |
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Cash |
220000 |
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(To record the payment of dividend) |
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31-Dec |
Income summary |
408000 |
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Retained earnings |
408000 |
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(To close Income Summary account to |