Western Wireless Inc. completed the following selected transactions during the year 2020: May 19 Declared a cash
Question:
Western Wireless Inc. completed the following selected transactions during the year 2020:
May 19 Declared a cash dividend on the $8.50 preferred shares (3,000 shares outstanding).
Declared a $2.00 per share dividend on the 100,000 common shares outstanding.
The date of record was June 2, and the payment date was June 25.
Jun. 25 Paid the cash dividends.
Jul. 7 Split the company’s 100,000 common shares 2 for 1; one new common share is issued for each old share held.
Aug. 29 Declared a 5 percent stock dividend on the common shares to holders of record on September 8, with distribution set for September 19. The market value was $36.00 per common share.
Sep. 19 Issued the stock dividend shares.
Nov. 6 Repurchased 5,000 of the company’s own common shares at $40.00 per share. They had an average issue price of $28.00 per share.
Required
Record the transactions from the previous page in the general journal.
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Horngrens Accounting
ISBN: 9780135359785
11th Canadian Edition Volume 2
Authors: Tracie Miller Nobles, Brenda Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann Johnston, Peter R. Norwood