Norwest Aviation received its charter during January 2017. The charter authorized the following shares: Preferred shares: 8

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Norwest Aviation received its charter during January 2017. The charter authorized the following shares:

Preferred shares: 8 percent; no-par value; authorized 20,000 shares
Common shares: no-par value; authorized 50,000 shares


During 2017, the following transactions occurred in the order given:

a. Issued a total of 40,000 common shares to the company’s founders for $11 per share

b. Issued 5,000 preferred shares at $18 per share

c. Issued 3,000 common shares at $14 per share and 1,000 preferred shares at $28

d. Net income for the first year was $48,000


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Prepare the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2017.

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...
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259269868

5th Canadian edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Brandy Mackintosh

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