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Blossom Inc. issues 500 shares of $10 par value common stock and 100 shares of $

ID: 2539244 • Letter: B

Question

Blossom Inc. issues 500 shares of $10 par value common stock and 100 shares of $100 par value preferred stock for a lump sum of $118,000. (a) Prepare the journal entry for the issuance when the market price of the common shares is $180 each and market price of the preferred is $225 each (b) Prepare the journal entry for the issuance when only the market price of the common stock is known and it is $206 per share (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $1,225. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Explanation / Answer

Answer to Part 1:

Fair Value of Common Stock (500*180)

90000

Fair Value of Preferred Stock (100*225)

22500

Total

112500

Allocated to Common Stock (118000*90000/112500)

94400

Allocated to Preferred Stock (118000*22500/112500)

23600

Total Allocation

118000

No

Accounts title and explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

Cash

118000

Common Stock (500*10)

5000

Paid in capital in excess of Par - Common Stock (94400-5000)

89400

Preferred Stock (100*100)

10000

Paid in capital in excess of Par - Preferred Stock (23600-10000)

13600

Answer to part 2:

Lumpsum Amount

118000

Allocated to Common Stock (500*206)

103000

Balance allocated to Preferred stock (118000-103000)

15000

No

Accounts title and explanation

Debit

Credit

(b)

Cash

118000

Common Stock (500*10)

5000

Paid in capital in excess of Par - Common Stock (103000-5000)

98000

Preferred Stock (100*100)

10000

Paid in capital in excess of Par - Preferred Stock (15000-10000)

5000

Fair Value of Common Stock (500*180)

90000

Fair Value of Preferred Stock (100*225)

22500

Total

112500

Allocated to Common Stock (118000*90000/112500)

94400

Allocated to Preferred Stock (118000*22500/112500)

23600

Total Allocation

118000