In: Accounting
Exercise 4-3
Stockholders’ equity in TransWorld Inc. on December 31, 2010, is
shown below:
| Common stock: 60,000 authorized shares, par value of $15, 25,000 shares issued and outstanding  | 
$375,000 | 
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock | 90,000 | 
| Retained earnings | 430,000 | 
| Total Equity | 895,000 | 
Stockholder equity accounts were affected by the following
transactions in 2011:
Jan 1   TransWorld purchased 2,000 treasury shares at
$24/share.
Jan 7   Declared a $3/share dividend, payable on Feb 15
to the Feb 28 stockholders of record.
Feb 15   Paid the dividend (Jan 7 declaration).
May 7   Sold 800 of treasury shares for cash at
$27/share.
Aug 15   Sold 1200 of treasury shares for cash at
$21/share.
Sep 20   Declared a $3/share dividend, payable on Oct 15
to the Sep 30 stockholders of record.
Oct 15   Paid the dividend (Sep 20 declaration).
Dec 31   Closed the credit balance of $188,000 (from net
income) in the Retained Earnings Income Summary account.
1.   Use the information provided to prepare the
following:
a.   Journal entries for the 2011 transactions.
b.   December 31, 2011, retained earnings
statement.
c.   For distinguished performance, prepare the
investors’ equity section of TransWorld’s December 31, 2011,
balance sheet.