FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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(e) If dividends of $72,000 were in arrears on preferreu SLUCK, WInutu
reported for retained earnings?
ETT-5 Mesa Corporation 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.
Prepare c
stock tra
(LO 2), AN
May 2
Cash
104,000
104,000
Capital Stock
(Issued 8,000 shares of $10 par value
common stock at $13 per share)
noblorb
10
Cash
530,000
Capital Stock
(Issued 10,000 shares of $20 par value
preferred stock at $53 per share)
530,000
12
15
Capital Stock
Cash
7,200
7,200
be
(Purchased 600 shares of common stock
for the treasury at $12 per share)
Instructions
On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been
made for the capital stock transactions.
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Transcribed Image Text:(e) If dividends of $72,000 were in arrears on preferreu SLUCK, WInutu reported for retained earnings? ETT-5 Mesa Corporation 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. Prepare c stock tra (LO 2), AN May 2 Cash 104,000 104,000 Capital Stock (Issued 8,000 shares of $10 par value common stock at $13 per share) noblorb 10 Cash 530,000 Capital Stock (Issued 10,000 shares of $20 par value preferred stock at $53 per share) 530,000 12 15 Capital Stock Cash 7,200 7,200 be (Purchased 600 shares of common stock for the treasury at $12 per share) Instructions On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.
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