Question

The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks Construction Inc. at the beginning of the current year:

Preferred 2% Stock, $100 par (100,000 shares authorized, 80,000 shares issued)	$8,000,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock	440,000
Common Stock, $5 par (5,000,000 shares authorized, 4,000,000 shares issued)	20,000,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock	2,280,000
Retained Earnings	115,400,000

During the year, the corporation completed a number of transactions affecting the stockholders’ equity. They are summarized as follows:

a.	Issued 200,000 shares of common stock at $12, receiving cash.
b.	Issued 8,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $115.
c.	Purchased 175,000 shares of treasury common for $10 per share.
d.	Sold 110,000 shares of treasury common for $14 per share.
e.	Sold 30,000 shares of treasury common for $8 per share.
f.	Declared cash dividends of $1.25 per share on preferred stock and $0.08 per share on common stock.
g.	Paid the cash dividends.

Journalize the entries to record the transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

CHART OF ACCOUNTSParks Construction Inc.General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
120	Accounts Receivable
131	Notes Receivable
132	Interest Receivable
141	Inventory
145	Office Supplies
151	Prepaid Insurance
181	Land
193	Equipment
194	Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
221	Notes Payable
226	Interest Payable
231	Cash Dividends Payable
241	Salaries Payable
261	Mortgage Note Payable

	EQUITY
236	Stock Dividends Distributable
311	Common Stock
312	Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock
315	Treasury Stock
321	Preferred Stock
322	Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock
331	Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock
340	Retained Earnings
351	Cash Dividends
352	Stock Dividends

	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Goods Sold
515	Credit Card Expense
520	Salaries Expense
531	Advertising Expense
532	Delivery Expense
533	Selling Expenses
534	Rent Expense
535	Insurance Expense
536	Office Supplies Expense
537	Organizational Expenses
562	Depreciation Expense-Equipment
590	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

Journalize the entries to record the transactions on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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Journal Entry-Park Construction Inc.				Balance Sheet
S. No.	Account and explanation	Debit	Credit	Asset	Liabilities	Equity
a	Cash (200000*12)	$2,400,000		$2,400,000
	Common Stock (200000*5)		$1,000,000			$1,000,000
	Paid in capital in excess of par value-Common Stock (BF)		$1,400,000			$1,400,000
	To record issuance of common Stock
b	Cash (8000*115)	$920,000		$920,000
	Preferred stock (8000*100)		$800,000			$800,000
	Paid in capital in excess of par value-Preferred stock (BF)		$120,000			$120,000
	To record issue preferred stock
c	Treasury stock (175000*10)	$1,750,000
	cash		$1,750,000	-$1,750,000		-$1,750,000
	To record purchase treasury stock
d	Cash (110000*14)	$1,540,000		$1,540,000
	Treasury stock (110000*10)		$1,100,000			$1,100,000
	Paid in capital from sale of treasury stock (BF)		$440,000			$440,000
	To record sale of treasury stock
e	Cash (30000*8)	$240,000		$240,000
	Paid in capital from sale of treasury stock (bf)	$60,000				-$60,000
	Treasury stock (30000*10)		$300,000			$300,000
	To record sale of treasury stock
f	Dividend - Common Stock (4000000+200000-175000+110000+30000)*0.08	$333,200				-$333,200
	Dividend - Preferrred Stock (80000+8000)*1.25	$110,000				-$110,000
	Dividend payable		$443,200		$443,200
	(To record dividend declared)
g	Dividend payable	$443,200			-$443,200
	cash		$443,200	-$443,200
	(To record dividend paid)			$2,906,800	$0	$2,906,800