Use the Creator Corporation data in E10-46B to prepare the stockholders equity section of the companys balance

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Use the Creator Corporation data in E10-46B to prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the company’s balance sheet at December 31, 2019.


Data from E10-46B

At December 31, 2018, Creator Corporation reported the stockholders’ equity accounts shown here (with dollar amounts in millions, except per-share amounts).

Common stock $2.00 par value per share,
23 million shares issued............................. $ 46
Paid-in capital in excess of par value .......... 58
Retained earnings........................................ 285
Treasury stock, at cost ................................ (70)
Total stockholders’ equity ....................... $319


Creator’s 2019 transactions included

a. Net income, $451 million

b. Issuance of 22 million shares of common stock for $14.50 per share

c. Purchase of 10 million shares of treasury stock for $130 million

d. Sold 3 million of the treasury shares purchased in part c for $45 million

e. Declaration and payment of cash dividends of $28 million

Common Stock
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Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Corporation
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Par Value
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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