Question

Sun Corporation received a charter that authorized the issuance of 101,000 shares of $6 par common stock and 20,000 shares of $100 par, 7 percent cumulative preferred stock. Sun Corporation completed the following transactions during its first two years of operation:

Year 1

Jan.		5		Sold 15,150 shares of the $6 par common stock for $8 per share.
		12		Sold 2,000 shares of the 7 percent preferred stock for $110 per share.
Apr.		5		Sold 20,200 shares of the $6 par common stock for $10 per share.
Dec.		31		During the year, earned $307,100 in cash revenue and paid $238,600 for cash operating expenses.
		31		Declared the cash dividend on the outstanding shares of preferred stock for Year 1. The dividend will be paid on February 15 to stockholders of record on January 10, Year 2.
		31		Closed the revenue, expense, and dividend accounts to the retained earnings account.

Year 2

Feb.		15		Paid the cash dividend declared on December 31, Year 1.
Mar.		3		Sold 3,000 shares of the $100 par preferred stock for $120 per share.
May		5		Purchased 500 shares of the common stock as treasury stock at $12 per share.
Dec.		31		During the year, earned $252,900 in cash revenues and paid $174,200 for cash operating expenses.
		31		Declared the annual dividend on the preferred stock and a $0.50 per share dividend on the common stock.
		31		Closed revenue, expense, and dividend accounts to the retained earnings account.

Required
a. Prepare journal entries for these transactions for Year 1 and Year 2 and post them to T-accounts.

Answer 1