Largent Corporation has been authorized to issue 20,000 shares of \(\$ 100\) par value, \(10 \%\), noncumulative preferred stock and \(1,000,000\) shares of no-par common stock. The corporation assigned a \(\$ 2.50\) stated value to the common stock. At December 31, 1996, the ledger contained the following balances pertaining to stockholders' equity:

The preferred stock was issued for land having a fair market value of \(\$ 144,000\). All common stock issued was for cash. In November, 1,500 shares of common stock were purchased for the treasury at a per share cost of \(\$ 12\). In December, 500 shares of treasury stock were sold for \(\$ 14\) per share. No dividends were declared in 1996.
\section*{Instructions}

(a) Prepare the journal entries for the:
(1) Issuance of preferred stock for land.
(2) Issuance of common stock for cash.
(3) Purchase of common treasury stock for cash.
(4) Sale of treasury stock for cash.

(b) Prepare the stockholders' equity section at December 31, 1996.

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Preferred Stock Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value-Preferred Common Stock Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value-Common Treasury Stock-Common (1,000 shares) Paid-in Capital from Treasury Stock Retained earnings $ 120,000 24,000 1,000,000 2,850,000 12,000 1,000 82,000