In: Accounting
The stockholders’ equity accounts of Blue Spruce Corp. on
January 1, 2022, were as follows.
Preferred Stock (7%, $100 par noncumulative, 3,500 shares authorized) | $210,000 | |
Common Stock ($4 stated value, 210,000 shares authorized) | 700,000 | |
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value—Preferred Stock | 10,500 | |
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock | 336,000 | |
Retained Earnings | 481,600 | |
Treasury Stock (3,500 common shares) | 28,000 |
During 2022, the corporation had the following transactions and
events pertaining to its stockholders’ equity.
Feb. | 1 | Issued 3,500 shares of common stock for $21,000. | |
Mar. | 20 | Purchased 700 additional shares of common treasury stock at $7 per share. | |
Oct. | 1 | Declared a 7% cash dividend on preferred stock, payable November 1. | |
Nov. | 1 | Paid the dividend declared on October 1. | |
Dec. | 1 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend to common stockholders of record on December 15, payable December 31, 2022. | |
Dec. | 31 | Determined that net income for the year was $195,000. Paid the dividend declared on December 1. |
Part 1- Journalize the transactions. (Include entries to close net income and dividends to Retained Earnings.) (Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically indented when 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.)
Part 2- Enter the beginning balances
in the accounts and post the journal entries to the stockholders’
equity accounts. (Post entries in the order of journal
entries posted in the previous part. For accounts that have zero
ending balance, the entry should be the balance date and zero for
the amount.)
Part 3-Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2022.
Part 4-Calculate the payout ratio, earnings per share, and
return on common stockholders’ equity. (Note: Use the
common shares outstanding on January 1 and December 31 to determine
the average shares outstanding.) (Round answers to 2
decimal places, e.g 17.50%.)
Payout ratio |
enter payout ratio in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place |
% | |
Earnings per share |
$enter earnings per share in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places |
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Return on common stockholders’ equity |
enter return on common stockholders’ equity ratio in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place |
% |