Sheffield Corporation is authorized to issue 23,000 shares of $50 par value, 10% preferred stock and 125,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. On January 1, 2020, the ledger contained the following stockholders’ equity balances. Preferred Stock (11,500 shares)   $575,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock   67,000 Common Stock (62,000 shares)   310,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock   650,000 Retained Earnings   280,000 During 2020, the following transactions occurred. Feb.  1   Issued 2,000 shares of preferred stock for land having a fair value of $129,000. Mar.  1   Issued 1,200 shares of preferred stock for cash at $65 per share. July  1   Issued 17,000 shares of common stock for cash at $7 per share. Sept.  1   Issued 550 shares of preferred stock for a patent. The asking price of the patent was $32,000. Market price for the preferred stock was $70 and the fair value for the patent was indeterminable. Dec.  1   Issued 7,500 shares of common stock for cash at $7.50 per share. Dec.  31   Net income for the year was $260,000. No dividends were declared. 1. Journalize the transactions and the closing entry for net income

Nautical has two classes of stock authorized: $10 par preferred, and $1 par value common. As of the beginning of 2021, 100 shares of preferred stock and 2,600 shares of common stock have been issued. The following transactions affect stockholders’ equity during 2021:   March   1   Issue 2,600 additional shares of common stock for $14 per share.  April   1   Issue 200 additional shares of preferred stock for $36 per share.  June   1   Declare a cash dividend on both common and preferred stock of $0.45 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15. June   30   Pay the cash dividends declared on June 1.  August   1   Purchase 200 shares of common treasury stock for $11 per share.  October   1   Reissue 100 shares of treasury stock purchased on August 1 for $13 per share.    Nautical has the following beginning balances in its stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2021: Preferred Stock, $1,000; Common Stock, $2,600; Additional Paid-in Capital, $19,100; and…

At the beginning of 2019, Hardin Company had 210,000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding. During the year, it engaged in the following transactions related to its common stock: March 1 Issued 48,000 shares of stock at $21 per share. June 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend. July 1 Issued 14,000 shares of stock at $26 per share. Aug. 31 Issued a 2-for-1 stock split on outstanding shares, reducing the par value to $5 per share. Oct. 31 Reacquired 98,000 shares as treasury stock at a cost of $29 per share. Nov. 30 Reissued 53,000 treasury shares at a price of $32 per share. Required: 1. Determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding for computing the current earnings per share. Round your interim computations and final answer for the number of shares to nearest whole number. shares 2. Determine the number of common shares outstanding at December 31, 2019. shares

Bridgeport Corporation was organized on January 1, 2022. It is authorized to issue 15,000 shares of 8%, $100 par value preferred stock, and 504,000 shares of no-par common stock with a stated value of $2 per share. The following stock transactions were completed during the first year. Jan. 10 Mar. 1 Issued 85,000 shares of common stock for cash at $4 per share. Issued 5,150 shares of preferred stock for cash at $110 per share. Apr. 1 Issued 22.000 shares of common stock for land. The asking price of the land was $90,000. The fair value of the land was $84,000. May 1 Issued 78,000 shares of common stock for cash at $5.25 per share. Aug. 1 Sept. 1 Nov. 1 Issued 11.000 shares of common stock to attorneys in payment of their bill of $43,000 for services performed in helping the company organize. Issued 12,000 shares of common stock for cash at $7 per share. Issued 1,000 shares of preferred stock for cash at $113 per share.

Oriole Corporation is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. During 2020, the company has the following stock transactions. Jan. 15 Issued 430,000 shares of stock at $6 per share. Sept. 5 Purchased 34,000 shares of treasury stock at $8 per share. Journalize the transactions for Oriole Corporation. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Cash Common Stock Pald-In Capltal In Excess of Stated Value-Common Stock >

On April 1, 2019, Kelly Corporation began operations and authorized 100,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. The company engaged in the following transactions:April 1 Issued 20,000 shares of common stock for $200,000.April 15 Issued 10,000 shares of common stock for $125,000.May 12 Purchased 2,500 shares of common stock for $75,000.June 30 The board of directors declared a $0.20 per share cash dividend to be paid on July 15 to shareholders of record on July 51. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions.2. Prepared the stockholders’ equity section of Kelly Corporation’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2019. Net income for the period April 1 through June 30 was $150,000.3. What effect, if any, will the cash dividend declaration on June 30 have on Kelly Corporation’s net income, retained earnings, and cash flows?

On January 1, 2022, Metro Inc. had the following account balances in its shareholders' equity accounts.   Common stock, $1 par, 250,000 shares issued 250,000 Additional paid-in capital, common 500,000 Additional paid-in capital, preferred 100,000 Preferred stock, $100 par, 10,000 shares issued 1,000,000 Retained earnings 2,000,000 Treasury stock, at cost, 5,000 common shares 25,000   During 2022, Metro Inc. had several transactions relating to common stock.   January 15: Declared a property dividend of 100,000 shares of Denver Company (book value $10 per share, fair value $9 per share). February 17: Distributed the property dividend. July 18: Declared and distributed a 3% stock dividend on outstanding common stock. The fair value is $5 per share. December 1: Declared a 50 cents per share cash dividend on the outstanding common shares. December 20: Paid the cash dividend.   1) Prepare the journal entry (ies) for…