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Parker Corporation has issued 2,000 shares of common stock and 400 shares of pre

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Question

Parker Corporation has issued 2,000 shares of common stock and 400 shares of preferred stock for a lump sum of $72,000 cash.
Instructions:
(a) Give the entry for the issuance, assuming the par value of the common was $5 and the market value $30, and the par value of the preferred was $40 and the market value $50. (Each valuation is on a per-share basis and there are ready markets for each stock.)
(b) Give the entry for the issuance assuming the same facts as (a) above except the preferred stock has no ready market value, and the common stock has a market value of $25 per share.

Explanation / Answer

(a) Cash......................................................72,000

Common Stock .............................................10,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common..............44,000

Preferred Stock ............................................16,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred .............2,000

Common $30 × 2,000            $60,000

Preferred $50 × 400              20,000

                                                   $80,000    market value

             60/80 × $72,000 = $54,000    common

             20/80 × $72,000 = 18,000    preferred

$72,000

b)

(b) Cash...............................................72,000

Common Stock..........................................10,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common...........40,000

Preferred Stock.........................................16,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred..........6,000