In: Accounting
Selected Stock Transactions
The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks Construction Inc. at the beginning of the current year:
Preferred 2% Stock, $200 par (30,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares issued) | $3,000,000 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock | 480,000 |
Common Stock, $15 par (800,000 shares authorized, 270,000 shares issued) | 4,050,000 |
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock | 530,000 |
Retained Earnings | 17,087,000 |
During the year, the corporation completed a number of transactions affecting the stockholders' equity. They are summarized as follows:
Required:
Journalize the entries to record the transactions.
For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
a. Issued 80,000 shares of common stock at $18, receiving cash.
b. Issued 8,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $215.
c. Purchased 48,000 shares of treasury common for $19 per share..
d. Sold 24,000 shares of treasury common for $22 per share.
e. Sold 16,000 shares of treasury common for $17 per share.
f. Declared cash dividends of $4 per share on preferred stock and $0.04 per share on common stock.
g. Paid the cash dividends.
Date | Account Details | Debit | Credit |
A | Cash(80000*18) | 1440000 | |
Common Stock(80000*15) | 1200000 | ||
Additional paid in capital | 240000 | ||
(To record issue of stock for cash) | |||
B | Cash(8000*215) | 1720000 | |
Common Stock(8000*200) | 1600000 | ||
Additional paid in capital | 120000 | ||
(To record issue of stock for cash) | |||
C | Treasury Stock(48000*19) | 912000 | |
Cash | 912000 | ||
(To record purchase of treasury stock) | |||
D | Cash(24000*22) | 528000 | |
Treasury stock(24000*19) | 456000 | ||
Retained earnings | 72000 | ||
(To record sale of treasury shares) | |||
E | Cash(16000*17) | 272000 | |
Retained earnings | 32000 | ||
Treasury stock(16000*19) | 304000 | ||
(To record sale of treasury shares) | |||
F | Dividend | 186880 | |
Preferred dividend payable(38000*4) | 152000 | ||
Common stock dividend payable(Note) | 34880 | ||
(To record dividend declared) | |||
G | Preferred dividend payable(38000*4) | 152000 | |
Common stock dividend payable(Note) | 34880 | ||
Cash | 186880 | ||
(To record dividend paid) |
Note:
No. of shares = 800000
Issues = 80000
Treasury stock = 48000 - 24000 - 16000 = 8000
Shares entitled to dividend = 800000+80000-8000 = 872000
Dividend = 872000*0.04 = $34880