Selected stock transactions Obj. 2, 3, 5 The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks
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Selected stock transactions Obj. 2, 3, 5 The following selected accounts appear in the ledger of Parks Construction Inc. at the beginning of the current year:
Preferred 2% Stock, $100 par (100,000 shares authorized, 80,000 shares issued) . . . . . . $ 8,000,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,000 Common Stock, $5 par (5,000,000 shares authorized, 4,000,000 shares issued) . . . . . . . 20,000,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,280,000 Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,400,000 During the year, the corporation completed a number of transactions affecting the stockholders’
equity. They are summarized as follows:
a. Issued 200,000 shares of common stock at $12, receiving cash.
b. Issued 8,000 shares of preferred 2% stock at $115.
c. Purchased 175,000 shares of treasury common for $10 per share.
d. Sold 110,000 shares of treasury common for $14 per share.
e. Sold 30,000 shares of treasury common for $8 per share.
f. Declared cash dividends of $1.25 per share on preferred stock and $0.08 per share on common stock.
g. Paid the cash dividends.
Instructions Journalize the entries to record the transactions. Identify each entry by letter.
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Corporate Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781337398176
15th Edition
Authors: Carl Warren, Jefferson Jones