Question

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

Preferred 1% Stock, $50 par (100,000 shares authorized, 79,400 shares issued)	$3,970,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock	150,860
Common Stock, $3 par (5,000,000 shares authorized, 2,100,000 shares issued)	6,300,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock	1,260,000
Retained Earnings	33,959,000

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

a.	Issued 518,800 shares of common stock at $7, receiving cash.
b.	Issued 9,800 shares of preferred 1% stock at $61.
c.	Purchased 48,300 shares of treasury common for $7 per share.
d.	Sold 19,500 shares of treasury common for $9 per share.
e.	Sold 5,000 shares of treasury common for $6 per share.
f.	Declared cash dividends of $0.50 per share on preferred stock and $0.08 per share on common stock.
g.	Paid the cash dividends.

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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Date	Account Titles	Debit	Credit	Assets	Liabilities	Equity
a	Cash	$    3,631,600		I
	Common Stock		$    1,556,400			I
	Paid in Capital in excess of par-common		$    2,075,200			I
b	Cash	$        597,800		I
	Preferred Stock		$        490,000			I
	Paid in Capital in excess of par-preferred		$        107,800			I
c	Treasury Stock	$        338,100				D
	Cash		$        338,100	D
d	Cash	$        175,500		I
	Treasury Stock		$        136,500			I
	Paid in Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock		$          39,000			I
e	Cash	$          30,000		I
	Paid in Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock	$            5,000				D
	Treasury Stock		$          35,000			I
f	Cash Dividend	$        252,200				D
	Cash Dividend Payable		$        252,200		I
g	Cash Dividend Payable	$        252,200			D
	Cash		$        252,200	D