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Carl Corporation has the following beginning balances in its stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1: Common Stock ($1 Par), $15,000; Additional Paid-in Capital, $675,000; and Retained Earnings, $200,000.
Carl has the following transactions affecting stockholders’ equity in the year.
March 1 Issues 6,000 additional shares of $1 par value common stock for $50 per share.
May 10 Repurchases 1,000 shares of treasury stock for $58 per share.
June 21 Reissues 500 shares of treasury stock purchased on May 10 for $62 per share.
July 1 Declares a cash dividend of $0.50 per share to all stockholders.
October 1 Pays the cash dividend declared on July 1.
Net income for the year ended December 31 is $50,000.
Write journal entries for each equity transaction.
Prepare a statement of stockholder equity.
The stockholders’ equity section of Velcro World is presented here.
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 VELCRO WORLD Balance Sheet (partial)  | 
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 ($ and shares in thousands)  | 
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 Stockholders’ equity:  | 
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 Preferred stock, $1 par value  | 
 $ 6,000  | 
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 Common stock, $1 par value  | 
 30,000  | 
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 Additional paid-in capital  | 
 1,164,000  | 
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 Total paid-in capital  | 
 1,200,000  | 
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 Retained earnings  | 
 288,000  | 
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 Treasury stock, 11,000 common shares  | 
 (352,000)  | 
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 Total stockholders’ equity  | 
 $1,136,000  | 
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 1.  | 
 How many shares of preferred stock have been issued?  | 
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 2.  | 
 How many shares of common stock have been issued?  | 
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 3.  | 
 If the common shares were issued at $30 per share, at what average price per share were the preferred shares issued?  | 
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 4.  | 
 If retained earnings at the beginning of the period was $250 million and $30 million was paid in dividends during the year, what was the net income for the year?  | 
| Journal Entries | |||||
| Date | Particualrs | Debit | Credit | Calcualtions for your reference | |
| March, 1 | Cash | 300000 | (6000*50) | ||
| Common stock | 6000 | (6000*1) | |||
| Additional paid in capital on common stock | 294000 | (6000*49) | |||
| ( to book issue of additionila shares) | |||||
| March, 10 | Treasury Stock | 58000 | |||
| Cash | 58000 | ||||
| ( to book purchase of treasury stocl) | |||||
| June, 21 | Cash | 31000 | 500*62 | ||
| Additional paid in on treasury stock | 2000 | 500*4 | |||
| Treasury stock | 29000 | 500*58 | |||
| ( to book reissue of treasury stock) | |||||
| July, 1 | Retained earnings | 10500 | (15000+6000)0.5 | ||
| Dividend Payable | 10500 | ||||
| ( to book dividend declared) | |||||
| October, 1 | Dividend Payable | 10500 | |||
| Cash | 10500 | ||||
| ( to book payment) | |||||
| Shareholders Equity | |||||
| Paid in capital | |||||
| Common stock, $ 1 par, | |||||
| Shares outstanding (21000) | 21000 | (15000+6000) | |||
| Paid in capita excess of par - common | 733000 | (675000+58000) | |||
| Paid in excess - Treasury stock | 2000 | ||||
| Total paid in capital | 756000 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 200000 | ||||
| Less: Dividend paid | 10500 | 189500 | |||
| Less | 500 Treasury stock | 29000 | (500*58) | ||
| Total | 916500 | ||||