Presented below is information related to Zonker Company. 1. On July 6, Zonker Company acquired the plant

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Presented below is information related to Zonker Company.
1. On July 6, Zonker Company acquired the plant assets of Doonesbury Company, which had discontinued operations. The appraised value of the property is:
Land ...... $ 400,000
Buildings .... 1,200,000
Equipment ... 800,000
Total ..... $ 2,400,000

Zonker Company gave 12,500 shares of its $100 par value common stock in exchange. The stock had a market price of $168 per share on the date of the purchase of the property.
2. Zonker Company expended the following amounts in cash between July 6 and December 15, the date when it first occupied the building.
Repairs to building ....................... $105,000
Construction of bases for equipment to be installed later ......... 135,000
Driveways and parking lots ..................... 122,000
Remodeling of office space in building, including new partitions and walls . 161,000
Special assessment by city on land .................. 18,000
3. On December 20, the company paid cash for equipment, $260,000, subject to a 2% cash discount, and freight on equipment of $10,500.

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Prepare entries on the books of Zonker Company for these transactions.

Common Stock
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...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118147290

15th edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, and Terry D. Warfield

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