Sapp Company is authorized to issue 20,000 shares of no-par, $5 stated-value common stock and 5,000 shares
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1. Accepts a subscription contract to 7,000 shares of common stock at $42 per share and receives a 30% down payment.
2. Collects the remaining balance of the subscription contract and issues the common stock.
3. Acquires a building by paying $23,000 cash and issuing 2,000 shares of common stock and 600 shares of preferred stock.
Common stock is currently selling at $46 per share; preferred stock has no current market value. The building is appraised at $180,000.
4. Sells 1,000 shares of common stock at $45 per share.
5. Sells 900 shares of preferred stock at $112 per share.
6. Declares a two-for-one stock split on the common stock, reducing the stated value to $2.50 per share.
Required
Prepare journal entries to record the preceding 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...
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones
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