Pistons Inc. recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first month, he made the following entries for the corporation's capital stock Date Account Titles and Explanation May 2 Cash Capital Stock (Issued 12,000 shares of $5 par value common stock at $16 per share) May 10 Cash Capital Stock (Issued 10,000 shares of $30 par value preferred stock at $60 per share) May 15 Capital Stock Cash (Purchased 1,000 shares of common stock for the treasury at $15 per share) May 31 Cash Capital Stock Gain on Sale of Stock (Sold 500 shares of treasury stock at $17 per share) Debit Credit 192,000 600,000 15,000 8,500 192,000 600,000 15,000 5,000 3,500

Pistons Inc. recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first month, he made the following entries for the corporation's capital stock Date Account Titles and Explanation May 2 Cash Capital Stock (Issued 12,000 shares of $5 par value common stock at $16 per share) May 10 Cash Capital Stock (Issued 10,000 shares of $30 par value preferred stock at $60 per share) May 15 Capital Stock Cash (Purchased 1,000 shares of common stock for the treasury at $15 per share) May 31 Cash Capital Stock Gain on Sale of Stock (Sold 500 shares of treasury stock at $17 per share) Debit Credit 192,000 600,000 15,000 8,500 192,000 600,000 15,000 5,000 3,500

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Chapter13: Corporations: Organization, Stock Transactions, And Dividends

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Problem 3PA: The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of EJ Construction Inc. at the beginning of the...

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