Question

On January 1, 2018, Accustart Corporation had 87,000common shares, recorded at $625,000, and retained earnings of $1,032,000. During the year, the following transactions occurred:

Apr.	2		Issued 5,000 common shares at $20 per share.
June	15		Declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share to common shareholders of record on June 30, payable on July 10.
Aug.	21		Declared a 5% stock dividend to common shareholders of record on September 5, distributable on September 20. The shares were trading for $21 a share on August 21, $24 on September 5, and $26 on September 20.
Nov.	1		Issued 3,100 common shares at $25 per share.
Dec.	20		Declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share to common shareholders of record on December 31, payable on January 10.

Record the above transactions for 2018. (Note:Closing entries are not required.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
choose a transaction date                                                                      Apr. 2June 15July 10Aug. 21Sept. 20Nov. 1Dec. 20	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

List of Accounts

  

  

What is the number of common shares at the end of the year?

Number of common shares

enter a Number of common shares

Answer 1

Answer
No	Journal entries	Debit	Credit
02-Apr	Cash (5000*20)	$    1,00,000
	Common Stock		$   1,00,000
	(To record issue of common stock)
15-Jun	Cash dividend (87000+5000) * 0.15	$      13,800
	Dividend Payable		$      13,800
	(To records Dividend payable)
10-Jul	Dividend Payable	$      13,800
	cash		$      13,800
	(To records Dividend paid)
21-Aug	Retained earnings ((87000+5000)* 5%) * 21)	$      96,600
	Common stock dividend distributable		$      96,600
	(To record stock dividend Declared )
20-Sept	Common stock dividend distributable	$      96,600
	Common stock		$      96,600
	(To record stock dividend distribution )
01-Nov	Cash (3100*25)	$      77,500
	Common Stock		$      77,500
	(To record issue of common stock)
20-Dec	Cash dividend (87000+5000+4600) * 0.20	$      19,320
	Dividend Payable		$      19,320
	(To records Dividend payable)
Number of common shares at the end of the year:
= (87000+5000+4600)
= 96600 Common shares