Anya Corporation recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the
Question:
Anya Corporation recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review his textbooks on the topic of corporation accounting. During the first month, the accountant made the following entries for the corporation's capital stock.
May 2 | Cash 130,000 Capital Stock 130,000
(Issued 10,000 shares of $10 par value common stock at $13 per share)
10 Cash 580,000 Capital Stock 580,000
(Issued 10,000 shares of $50 par value preferred stock at $58 per share)
iS Capital Stock 18,000 Cash 18,000
(Purchased 1,200 shares of common stock for the treasury at $15 per share)
31 Cash 8,000 Capital Stock 5,000 Gain on Sale of Stock 3,000
(Sold 500 shares of treasury stock at
$16 per share)
Instructions On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entry that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780470929384
8th Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, J. Mather