Concept explainers
(a)
Common stock: Common stock is the cash raised by the company by issuing common or ordinary shares to the stockholders. This is an investment for the shareholders for which they receive the dividends from the issuing company, and have voting rights.
Preferred stock: Preferred stock is the cash raised by the company by issuing
Par value: The corporation charter assigns and allocates the dollar value for its share which is referred to as par value.
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts. - Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To journalize: The transactions occurred on January 22, and February 27
(b)
Paid-in capital: This is the total of stock capital contributed by investors, and so, sometimes referred to as contributed capital. It includes preferred stock capital issued, common stock capital issued, and capital issued by the way of sale of
To determine: The total paid in capital as of February 27
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Chapter 12 Solutions
CORPORATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 15TH ED
- Stockholders' Equity section of balance sheet The following accounts and their balances appear in the ledger of Goodale Properties Inc. on June 30 of the current year: Prepare the Stockholders Equity section of the balance sheet as of June 30. Eighty thousand shares of common stock are authorized, and 9,000 shares have been reacquired.arrow_forwardPrepare the stockholders equity section of the balance sheet based on the following account balances: Common stock, 2 par, 60,000 shares 120,000 Preferred stock, 10 par, 5%, 4,000 shares 40,000 Common stock subscribed, 2 par, 3,000 shares 6,000 Retained earnings 17,000 The answers to the Self-Study Test Questions are at the end of the chapter (pages 811812).arrow_forwardSelected transactions completed by Equinox Products Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows: a. Issued 15,000 shares of 20 par common stock at 30, receiving cash. b. Issued 4, 000 shares of 80 par preferred 5% stock at 100, receiving cash. c. Issued 500,000 of 10-year, 5% bonds at 104, with interest payable semiannually. d. 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. e. Paid the cash dividends declared in (d). f. 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. g. Purchased 8,000 shares of treasury common stock at 33 per share. h. Purchased 40,000 shares of Pinkberry Co. stock directly from the founders for 24 per share. Pinkberry has 125,000 shares issued and outstanding. Equinox Products Inc. treated the investment as an equity method investment. i. Declared a 1.00 quarterly cash dividend per share on preferred stock. On the date of record, 20,000 shares of preferred stock had been issued. j. Paid the cash dividends to the preferred stockholders. k. Received 27,500 dividend from Pinkberry Co. investment in (h). l. Purchased 90,000 of Dream Inc. 10-year, 5% bonds, directly from the issuing company, at their face amount plus accrued interest of 37 5. The bonds are classified as a held-to-maturity long -term investment. m. Sold, at 38 per share, 2,600 shares of treasury common stock purchased in (g). n. Received a dividend of 0 .60 per share from the Solstice Corp. investment in (f). o. Sold 1,000 shares of Solstice Corp. at 45, including commission. p. Recorded the payment of semiannual interest on the bonds issue d in (c) and the amortization of the premium for six months. The amortization is determined using the straight-line method . q. Accrued interest for three months on the Dream Inc. bonds purchased in (I). r. Pinkberry Co. recorded total earnings of 240 ,000. Equinox Products recorded equity earnings for its share of Pinkberry Co. net income. s. The fair value for Solstice Corp. stock was 39. 02 per share on December 31, 2016. The investment is adjusted to fair value , using a valuation allowance account. Assume Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments h ad a beginning balance of zero. Instructions 1. Journalize the selected transactions. 2. After all of the transaction s for the year ended December 31, 201 6, had been poste d [including the transactions recorded in part (1) and all adjusting entries), the data that follows were taken from the records of Equinox Products Inc. a. Prepare a multiple-step in come statement for the year ended December 31, 201 6, concluding with earnings per share . In computing earnings per share, assume that the average number of common shares outstanding was 100,000 and preferred dividends were 100,000. ( Round earnings per share to the nearest cent.) b. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 20 6. c. Prepare a balance sheet in report form as of December 31, 2016.arrow_forward
- Selected stock transactions The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks Construction Inc. at the beginning of the current year: During the year, the corporation completed a number of transactions affecting the stockholders equity. They are summarized as follows: a. Issued 200,000 shares of common stock at 12, receiving cash. b. Issued 8,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at 115. c. Purchased 175,000 shares of treasury common for 10 per share. d. Sold 110,000 shares of treasury common for 14 per share. e. Sold 30,000 shares of treasury common for 8 per share. f. Declared cash dividends of 1.25 per share on preferred stock and 0.08 per share on common stock. g. Paid the cash dividends. Instructions Journalize the entries to record the transactions. Identify each entry by letter.arrow_forwardPrepare a statement of stockholders' equity for Al-Can Products, Inc. Navigate to the Stockholders' Equity Statement tab in the spreadsheet. Use the following information to prepare your statement: a. January 1 balance of capital stock account of 9,000 shares issued at $6.00 per share was $54,000.00. b. No other stock was issued during the year. c. January 1 balance of retained earnings account was $29,250.00. d. Net Income was $41,106.00. e. Dividends declared during the year were $19,200.00.arrow_forwardOn January 22, Jefferson County Rocks Inc., a marble contractor, issued for cash 210,000 shares of $30 par common stock at $34, and on February 27, it issued for cash 15,000 shares of preferred stock, $9 par at $12. Required: a. Journalize the entries for January 22 and February 27. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. b. What is the total amount invested (total paid-in capital) by all stockholders as of February 27? CHART OF ACCOUNTS Jefferson County Rocks 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…arrow_forward
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