Stockholders' equity information for two independent companies, Monterrey Enterprises, Inc., and Guadalupe Corp., follow. - Monterrey Enterprises,
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Stockholders' equity information for two independent companies, Monterrey Enterprises, Inc., and Guadalupe Corp., follow.
- Monterrey Enterprises, Inc. Monterrey is authorized to issue 60,000 shares of \(\$ 5\) par common stock. All the stock was issued at \(\$ 12\) per share. The company incurred a net loss of \(\$ 40,000\) in 2006. It earned net income of \(\$ 30,000\) in 2007 and \(\$ 90,000\) in 2008. The company declared no dividends during the three-year period.
- Guadalupe Corp. Guadalupe's charter authorizes the company to issue 10,000 shares of \(\$ 2.50\) preferred stock with par value of \(\$ 50\) and 120,000 shares of no-par common stock. Guadalupe issued 1,000 shares of the preferred stock at par. It issued 40,000 shares of the common stock for a total of \(\$ 220,000\). The company's Retained Earnings balance at the beginning of 2008 was \(\$ 65,000\), and net income for the year was \(\$ 90,000\). During 2008 , the company declared the specified dividend on preferred and a \(\$ 0.50\) per share dividend on common. Preferred dividends for 2007 were in arrears.
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For each company, prepare the stockholders' equity section of its balance sheet at December 31, 2008. Show the computation of all amounts. Entries are not required.
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