Prepare entries for stock transactions, and prepare a stockholders\' equity sect
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Prepare entries for stock transactions, and prepare a stockholders' equity section.
(LO 2, 3, 4, 7), AP
Instructions
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Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014.
P11-5BPrepare entries for stock transactions, and prepare a stockholders' equity section.
(LO 2, 3, 4, 7), AP
Hartwell Corporation has been authorized to issue 25,000 shares of $100 par value, 8%, noncumulative preferred stock and 1,000,000 shares of no-par common stock. The corporation assigned a $4 stated value to the common stock. At December 31, 2014, the ledger contained the following balances pertaining to stockholders' equity. Preferred Stock $??400,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value—Preferred Stock 52,000 Common Stock 2,400,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock 6,600,000 Treasury Stock (40,000 common shares) 680,000 Retained Earnings 3,630,000 The preferred stock was issued for $452,000 cash. All common stock issued was for cash. In November 40,000 shares of common stock were purchased for the treasury at a per share cost of $17. No dividends were declared in 2014.Instructions
1. Prepare the journal entries for the following.1.
Issuance of preferred stock for cash.2.
Issuance of common stock for cash.3.
Purchase of common treasury stock for cash. 2.Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014.
Tot. stockholders' equity $12,402,000Explanation / Answer
1. Issuance of preferred stock for cash.
Cash dr. 452000
preferred stock 400000
security premium (Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value) 52000
2. Issuance of common stock for cash.
Cash dr. 900000
Common stock 2,400,000
security premium (Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value) 6,600,000
3. Purchase of common treasury stock for cash
treasury stock dr. 680000
cash 680000
stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014.
Retained Earnings 3,630,000 Add-Preferred Stock 400,000 Add-Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value—Preferred Stock 52,000 Add- Common Stock 2,400,000 Add-Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock 6,600,000 Less- purchase of common treasury stock 680,000 stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014 12,402,000