Marion Corporation was organized in January 2000. The state authorized 200,000 shares of no-par common stock and
Question:
Marion Corporation was organized in January 2000. The state authorized 200,000 shares of no-par common stock and 100,000 shares of 10 percent, $\$ 10$ par, preferred stock. Record the following transactions that occurred in 2000.
a. Issued 20,000 shares of common stock at $\$ 20$ per share.
b. Issued 8,000 shares of preferred stock for a piece of land appraised at $\$ 90,000$.
c. Declared a cash dividend sufficient to meet the current-dividend preference on preferred stock and paid common shareholders $\$ 1$ per share.
d. How would your answer to
(c) change if the dividend declared were not sufficient to meet the current-dividend preference on preferred stock?
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