Capricorn Industries was issued a charter on January 15 authorizing the following capital stock:

Common stock, $6 par, 100,000 shares, one vote per share. Preferred stock, 7 percent, par value $10 per share, 5,000 shares, nonvoting.

The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations in the order given:

1. Issued 23,000 shares of the $6 par common stock at $21 cash per share.
2. Issued 3,300 shares of preferred stock at $25 cash per share.
3. At the end of the year, the accounts showed net income of $41,000. No dividends were declared.

Required:

1. Prepare the stockholders equity section of the balance sheet at December 31.
2. Assume that you are a common stockholder of Capricorn Industries. If the company needed additional capital, would you prefer to have it issue additional common stock or additional preferred stock?

Capricorn Industries was issued a charter on January 15 authorizing the following capital stock: Common stock, $6 par, 100,000 shares, one vote per share. Preferred stock, 7 percent, par value $10 per share, 5,000 shares, nonvoting. The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations in the order given: a. Issued 23,000 shares of the $6 par common stock at $21 cash per share. b. Issued 3,300 shares of preferred stock at $25 cash per share. c. At the end of the year, the accounts showed net income of $41,000. No dividends were declared. Required: 1. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31. 2. Assume that you are a common stockholder of Capricorn Industries. If the company needed additional capital, would you prefer to have it issue additional common stock or additional preferred stock? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31. CAPRICORN INDUSTRIES Balance Sheet (Partial) At December 31 Stockholders' Equity Contributed Capital: Preferred Stock Additional Paid-In Capital, Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital, Common Stock Total Contributed Capital Retained Earnings Total Stockholders' Equity $ 0