In: Accounting
Sheridan Inc. recently hired a new accountant with extensive
experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure
of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had
learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first
month, he made the following entries for the corporation’s capital
stock.
Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
May 2 |
Cash |
208,000 |
|
Capital Stock |
208,000 |
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(Issued 13,000 shares of $5 par value common stock at $16 per share) |
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May 10 |
Cash |
660,000 |
|
Capital Stock |
660,000 |
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(Issued 11,000 shares of $30 par value preferred stock at $60 per share) |
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May 15 |
Capital Stock |
14,400 |
|
Cash |
14,400 |
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(Purchased 900 shares of common stock for the treasury at $16 per share) |
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May 31 |
Cash |
13,500 |
|
Capital Stock |
7,500 |
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Gain on Sale of Stock |
6,000 |
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(Sold 750 shares of treasury stock at $18 per share) |
On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries
that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.
Journal entry :
date | accounts & explanation | debit | credit |
May 2 | Cash (13000*16) | 208000 | |
Common stock (13000*5) | 65000 | ||
Paid in capital from excess of par value-common stock | 143000 | ||
(Issued 13,000 shares of $5 par value common stock at $16 per share) | |||
May 10 | Cash (11000*60) | 660000 | |
Preferred stock (11000*30) | 330000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value-Preferred stock | 330000 | ||
(Issued 11,000 shares of $30 par value preferred stock at $60 per share) | |||
May 15 | Treasury stock (900*16) | 14400 | |
Cash | 14400 | ||
(Purchased 900 shares of common stock for the treasury at $16 per share) | |||
May 31 | Cash (750*18) | 13500 | |
Treasury stock (750*16) | 12000 | ||
Paid in capital from sale of treasury stock | 1500 | ||
(Sold 750 shares of treasury stock at $18 per share) | |||