In: Accounting
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The stockholders' equity account balances of Kay Corporation for 2020 are given below: January 1 December 31 Common stock ...................... 648,000 720,000 Paid-in capital – common stock .... 540,000 594,000 Treasury stock .................... 160,000 36,800 Paid-in capital – treasury stock .. 5,000 ? Retained earnings ................. 425,000 ? The common stock account at January 1 consisted of 54,000 shares that were outstanding at a $12 par value per share. The treasury stock account at January 1 consisted of 10,000 shares that had been re-acquired at a $16 cost per share. During 2020, Kay Corporation entered into the following transactions: March 23 Re-issued 2,400 of the treasury shares for $22 per share June 9 Re-issued 3,700 of the treasury shares for $13 per share August 15 Issued 6,000 shares of previously un-issued common stock November 2 Re-issued 1,600 of the treasury shares for $14 per share December 18 Declared and paid a $3.75 dividend per share on the outstanding shares of common stock Kay Corporation reported a net income of $293,760 for 2020. Calculate the retained earnings account balance at December 31, 2020.
Computation of Profit or loss on reissue of treasury stock (adjusted in retained earnings) | |||||||
Paid in capital-Treasury stock beginning balance | 5,000 | ||||||
Reissue on Mar23: | |||||||
Sale price (2400*22) | 52800 | ||||||
Less: Cost (2400*16) | 38400 | ||||||
Profit transferred to Paid in capital | 14,400 | ||||||
Reissue on June 9; | |||||||
Sales price (3700*13) | 48100 | ||||||
Cost (3700*16) | 59200 | ||||||
Loss transferred to paid in capital | -11100 | ||||||
Reissue on Nov 02: | |||||||
Sale price (1600*14) | 22,400 | ||||||
Cost (1600*16) | 25,600 | ||||||
Loss transferred to paid in capital | -3,200 | ||||||
Net ending balance of Paid in capital -Treasury stock | 5,100 | ||||||
(this means no amount transferred to retained earnings) | |||||||
Computation of outstanding shares on Dec31: | |||||||
Outstanding shares in the beginning (54,000-10,000) | 44,000 | ||||||
Add: Reissue during the year (2400+3700+1600) | 7,700 | ||||||
Add: Unissued shares issued | 6,000 | ||||||
Outstanding shares at the end | 57,700 | ||||||
Computation of Ending balance of Retained earnings: | |||||||
Beginning balance of Retained eaarnings | 4,25,000 | ||||||
Add: Net Income | 2,93,760 | ||||||
Less: Dividend (57,700 shares @ 3.75) | -2,16,375 | ||||||
Ending balance of Retained earnings | 5,02,385 | ||||||
Answer is $502,385 | |||||||