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Chapter 13: Q21E_2 (page 712)

Journalizing issuance of stock

Steller Systems completed the following stock issuance transactions:

May 19 Issued 1,700 shares of \(3 par value common stock for cash of \)10.50 per share.

Jun. 3 Issued 300 shares of \(9, no-par preferred stock for \)15,000 cash.

11 Received equipment with a market value of \(68,000 in exchange for 5,000 shares of the \)3 par value common stock.

Requirements

2. How much paid-in capital did these transactions generate for Steller Systems?

Short Answer

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Total Paid-in capital in excess of par is $65,750

Step by step solution

01

Basic Introduction-

Capital more than par is the sum paid by stockholder to a company for its stock, in excess of the par value of the stock.

02

Calculation of paid in capital

May 19

Paid-in capital in excess of par

$12,750

Jun 11

Paid-in capital in excess of par

$53,000

$65,750

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Journalizing stock issuance and cash dividends and preparing the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet

C-Mobile Wireless needed additional capital to expand, so the business incorporated. The charter from the state of Georgia authorizes C-Mobile to issue 120,000 shares of 9%, \(150 par value cumulative preferred stock, and 140,000 shares of \)3 par value common stock. During the first month, C-Mobile completed the following transactions:

Oct. 2 Issued 18,000 shares of common stock for a building with a market value of \(260,000.

6 Issued 650 shares of preferred stock for \)160 per share.

9 Issued 14,000 shares of common stock for cash of \(84,000.

10 Declared a \)13,000 cash dividend for stockholders of record on Oct. 20. Use a separate Dividends Payable account for preferred and common stock.

25 Paid the cash dividend.

Requirements

1. Record the transactions in the general journal.

2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of C-Mobile’s balance sheet at October 31, 2018. Assume C-Mobile’s net income for the month was $95,000.

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The following elements of stockholders’ equity are from the balance sheet of Sneed Marketing Corp. at December 31, 2017:

800,000

Preferred Stock—4%, \(2 Par Value; 80,000 shares

authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding

Paid-In Capital:

\) 110,000

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock—$0.10 Par Value; 8,750,000 shares

authorized, 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding

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Question: Identifying sources of equity, stock issuance, and dividends

Tillman Comfort Specialists, Inc. reported the following stockholders’ equity on its balance sheet at June 30, 2018:

Preferred Stock—5%, ? Par Value; 625,000 shares

authorized, 325,000 shares issued and outstanding

Paid-In Capital:

\( 1,300,000

1,350,000

Stockholders’ Equity

Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common 2,600,000

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Retained Earnings 11,800,000

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1. Identify the different classes of stock that Tillman Comfort Specialists has outstanding.

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Journalizing issuance of stock and preparing the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet

The charter for ASAP-TV, Inc. authorizes the company to issue 100,000 shares of \(5, no-par preferred stock and 500,000 shares of common stock with \)1 par value. During its start-up phase, ASAP-TV completed the following transactions:

Sep. 6 Issued 550 shares of common stock to the promoters who organized the corporation, receiving cash of \(16,500.

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Requirements

1. Record the transactions in the general journal.
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