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 (40,000 shares authorized, 20,000 shares issued) | $4,000,000 |
| Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock | 640,000 |
| Common Stock, $15 par (700,000 shares authorized, 320,000 shares issued) | 4,800,000 |
| Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock | 620,000 |
| Retained Earnings | 21,327,000 |
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 70,000 shares of common stock at $22, receiving cash.
b. Issued 10,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $218.
c. Purchased 42,000 shares of treasury common for $20 per share..
d. Sold 21,000 shares of treasury common for $23 per share.
e. Sold 14,000 shares of treasury common for $18 per share.
f. Declared cash dividends of $4 per share on preferred stock and $0.08 per share on common stock.
g. Paid the cash dividends.
| a | |||
| Cash | 1540000 | =70000*22 | |
| Common Stock | 1050000 | =70000*15 | |
| Paid in Capital in excess of par-Common Stock | 490000 | ||
| b | |||
| Cash | 2180000 | =10000*218 | |
| Preferred Stock | 2000000 | =10000*200 | |
| Paid in Capital in excess of par-Preferred Stock | 180000 | ||
| c | |||
| Treasury Stock | 840000 | =42000*20 | |
| Cash | 840000 | ||
| d | |||
| Cash | 483000 | =21000*23 | |
| Treasury Stock | 420000 | =21000*20 | |
| Paid in Capital from sale of Treasury Stock | 63000 | ||
| e | |||
| Cash | 252000 | =14000*18 | |
| Paid in Capital from sale of Treasury Stock | 28000 | ||
| Treasury Stock | 280000 | =14000*20 | |
| f | |||
| Cash dividends | 150640 | ||
| Cash dividends payable | 150640 | ||
| g | |||
| Cash dividends payable | 150640 | ||
| Cash | 150640 | ||
| Workings: | |||
| Preferred Stock outstanding | 30000 | =20000+10000 | |
| X Dividends per share | 4 | ||
| Dividends on Preferred Stock | 120000 | ||
| Common Stock outstanding | 383000 | =320000+70000-42000+21000+14000 | |
| X Dividends per share | 0.08 | ||
| Dividends on Common Stock | 30640 | ||
| Cash dividends | 150640 | =120000+30640 |