Worldwide Company obtained a charter from the state in January 2013, which authorized 200,000 shares of common

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Worldwide Company obtained a charter from the state in January 2013, which authorized 200,000 shares of common stock, $10 par value. During the first year, the company earned $38,200 and the following selected transactions occurred in the order given:
a. Issued 60,000 shares of the common stock at $12 cash per share.
b. Reacquired 2,000 shares at $15 cash per share from stockholders.
c. Reissued 1,000 of the shares of the treasury stock purchased in transaction (b) two months later at $18 cash per share.
Required:
1. Indicate the effects of each transaction on the accounting equation.
2. Prepare journal entries to record each transaction.
3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2013?
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0078025372

4th edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby

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