Nowell Inc. had the following stock issued and outstanding at January 1, Year 2. 1. 150,000 shares of no-par common stock. 2. 30,000 shares of $50 par, 4%, cumulative preferred stock. (dividends are in arrears for one year, Year 1,) On March 9, Year 1, Nowell declared a $175,000 cash dividend to be paid March 31 to shareholders of record on March 20. a. What amount of dividends will be paid to the preferred shareholders versus the common shareholders? b. Prepare the journal entries required for these transactions. (Be sure to include the dates of the entries.)

Selected transactions completed by Equinox Products Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, Year 1, were as follows: Record on journal page 10: Jan. 3 Issued 15,000 shares of $20 par common stock at $30, receiving cash. Feb. 15 Issued 4,000 shares of $80 par preferred 5% stock at $100, receiving cash. May 1 Issued $500,000 of 10-year, 5% bonds at 104, with interest payable semiannually.   16 Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on common stock and $1.00 per share on preferred stock. On the date of record, 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding, no treasury shares were held and 20,000 shares of preferred stock were outstanding. Journalize this transaction as two separate entries.   26 Paid the cash dividends declared on May 16. Jun. 1 Purchased 7,500 shares of Solstice Corp. at $40 per share plus a $150 brokerage commission. The investment is classified as an available-for-sale investment.   8 Purchased 8,000 shares of treasury common stock…

Tunis Incorporated has a March 31 year-end. The following information pertains to the company’s shares:Common Shares: unlimited # authorized, 45,000 issued; $180,000Preferred Shares: unlimited # authorized, $6 cumulative; 0 issued; $0A transaction listing for Tunis Incorporated’s prior fiscal year is as follows:Issued 20,000 common shares at $5/share ................... Apr 5Issued 5,000 preferred shares at $30/share .................. May 17Declared/paid a $6/share dividend on preferred shares ... Jul 14Bought and retired 1,000 preferred shares at $37/share.. Aug 19Declared/paid a $1/share dividend on common shares .... Nov 16Issued 500 common shares in exchg. for $10K machine .. Dec 19RequiredPrepare the required journal entries in good form (with dates) for the above-listed transactions

Prepare journal entries for both of the following transactions: On Jan 1, ABC Company issued 300 $10 stocks with a $5 par value. On Dec 31st, ABC Company, declared a 3% cash dividend on each share.