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National League Gear has two classes of stock authorized: 5%, $20 par preferred, and $5 par value common. The following transactions affect stockholders’ equity during 2021, National League’s first year of operations:
February | 2 | Issue 1.3 million shares of common stock for $33 per share. | |
February | 4 | Issue 580,000 shares of preferred stock for $24 per share. | |
June | 15 | Purchase 130,000 shares of its own common stock for $28 per share. | |
August | 15 | Resell 97,500 shares of treasury stock for $43 per share. | |
November | 1 | Declare a cash dividend on its common stock of $1.30 per share and a $580,000 (5% of par value) cash dividend on its preferred stock payable to all stockholders of record on November 15. (Hint: Dividends are not paid on treasury stock.) | |
November | 30 | Pay the dividends declared on November 1. |
2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. Net income for the year was $4,880,000. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)