Bread & Butter, Inc., is authorized to issue 120,000 shares of common stock and 7,000 shares of
Question:
Bread & Butter, Inc., is authorized to issue 120,000 shares of common stock and 7,000 shares of preferred stock. During its first year, the business completed the following stock issuance transactions:
Jan 19 Issued 12,000 shares of $2.00 par common stock for cash of $6.00 per share.
Apr 3 Issued 400 shares of $1.00 no-par preferred stock for $54,000 cash.
11 Received inventory valued at $16,000 and equipment with market value of $9,500 for 3,700 shares of the $2.00 par common stock.
Requirements
1. Journalize the transactions. Explanations are not required.
2. Prepare the stockholders equity section of Bread & Butters balance sheet. The ending balance of retained earnings is a deficit of $43,000.
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Financial accounting
ISBN: 978-0136108863
8th Edition
Authors: Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren, William Bill Thomas