Major League Apparel has two classes of stock authorized: 6%, $10 par preferred, and $1 par value
Question:
Major League Apparel has two classes of stock authorized: 6%, $10 par preferred, and $1 par value common. The following transactions affect stockholders’ equity during 2021, its first year of operations:
January 2
Issue 110,000 shares of common stock for $70 per share.
February 14
Issue 60,000 shares of preferred stock for $12 per share.
May 8
Purchase 11,000 shares of its own common stock for $60 per share.
May 31
Resell 5,500 shares of treasury stock for $65 per share.
December 1
Declare a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share and a $36,000 (6% of par value) cash dividend on its preferred stock payable to all stockholders of record on December 15. The dividend is payable on December 30. (Hint: Dividends are not paid on treasury stock.)
December 30
Pay the cash dividends declared on December 1.
Required:
1. Record each of these transactions.
2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. Net income for the year was $490,000.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259914898
5th edition
Authors: David Spiceland, Wayne M. Thomas, Don Herrmann