A company reported the following stockholder's equity on January 1 of the current year:
Common stock, $10 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000shares issued
$4,000,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par, common
1,200,000
Retained earnings
1,600,000
Total stockholdersâ equity
$6,800,000
Prepare journal entries for the following selected transactions related to this company's stock during the current year:
Mar. 1
Purchased 10,000 shares of treasury stock for $17 per share.
May 5
Sold 4,000 shares of treasury stock for $16 per share.
Oct. 12
Sold 2,000 shares of treasury stock for $18 per share.
A company reported the following stockholder's equity on January 1 of the current year:
|
Common stock, $10 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000shares issued |
$4,000,000 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par, common |
1,200,000 |
|
Retained earnings |
1,600,000 |
|
Total stockholdersâ equity |
$6,800,000 |
Prepare journal entries for the following selected transactions related to this company's stock during the current year:
|
Mar. 1 |
Purchased 10,000 shares of treasury stock for $17 per share. |
|
May 5 |
Sold 4,000 shares of treasury stock for $16 per share. |
|
Oct. 12 |
Sold 2,000 shares of treasury stock for $18 per share. |
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A company reported the following stockholder's equity on January1 of the current year:
Common stock, $10 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000shares issued | $4,000,000 |
Paid-in capital in excess of par, common | 1,200,000 |
Retained earnings | 1,600,000 |
Total stockholdersâ equity | $6,800,000 |
Prepare journal entries for the following selected transactionsrelated this company's stock during the current year:
Mar. 1 | Purchased 10,000 shares of treasury stock for $17 per share. |
May 5 | Sold 4,000 shares of treasury stock for $16 per share. |
Oct. 12 | Sold 2,000 shares of treasury stock for $18 per share. |
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The equity sections from Atticus Groupâs 2016 and 2017 year-end balance sheets follow.
| Stockholdersâ Equity (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Common stockâ$5 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 35,000 shares issued and outstanding | $ | 175,000 |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock | 135,000 | |
| Retained earnings | 340,000 | |
| Total stockholdersâ equity | $ | 650,000 |
| Stockholdersâ Equity (December 31, 2017) | |||
| Common stockâ$5 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 41,200 shares issued, 4,000 shares in treasury | $ | 206,000 | |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock | 190,800 | ||
| Retained earnings ($30,000 restricted by treasury stock) | 400,000 | ||
| 796,800 | |||
| Less cost of treasury stock | (30,000 | ) | |
| Total stockholdersâ equity | $ | 766,800 | |
The following transactions and events affected its equity during year 2017.
| Jan. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record January 10. | ||
| Mar. | 20 | Purchased treasury stock for cash. | ||
| Apr. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record April 10. | ||
| July | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record July 10. | ||
| July | 31 | Declared a 20% stock dividend when the stockâs market value was $14 per share. | ||
| Aug. | 14 | Issued the stock dividend that was declared on July 31. | ||
| Oct. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record October 10. |
Problem 13-4A Part 1
Required:
1. How many common shares are outstanding on each cash dividend date?
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The equity sections from Atticus Groupâs 2016 and 2017 year-end balance sheets follow.
| Stockholdersâ Equity (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Common stockâ$5 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 35,000 shares issued and outstanding | $ | 175,000 |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock | 135,000 | |
| Retained earnings | 340,000 | |
| Total stockholdersâ equity | $ | 650,000 |
| Stockholdersâ Equity (December 31, 2017) | |||
| Common stockâ$5 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 41,200 shares issued, 4,000 shares in treasury | $ | 206,000 | |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock | 190,800 | ||
| Retained earnings ($30,000 restricted by treasury stock) | 400,000 | ||
| 796,800 | |||
| Less cost of treasury stock | (30,000 | ) | |
| Total stockholdersâ equity | $ | 766,800 | |
The following transactions and events affected its equity during year 2017.
| Jan. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record January 10. | ||
| Mar. | 20 | Purchased treasury stock for cash. | ||
| Apr. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record April 10. | ||
| July | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record July 10. | ||
| July | 31 | Declared a 20% stock dividend when the stockâs market value was $14 per share. | ||
| Aug. | 14 | Issued the stock dividend that was declared on July 31. | ||
| Oct. | 5 | Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend, date of record October 10. |
Problem 13-4A Part 2
2. What is the total dollar amount for each of the four cash dividends?
