Chapter 15: Question 21Q (page 774)
Dividends are sometimes said to have been paid “out of retained earnings.” What is the error, if any, in that statement?
Here the statement contains an error as the retained earning does not give surety for a dividend payment.
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Distinguish among: cash dividends, property dividends, liquidating dividends, and stock dividends.
Under IFRS, the amount of capital received in excess of par value would be credited to:
(a) Retained Earnings.
(b) Contributed Capital.
(c) Share Premium.
(d) Par value is not used under IFRS
Teller Corporation’s post-closing trial balance at December 31, 2017, was as follows.
TELLER CORPORATION POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 | ||
Dr. | Cr. | |
Accounts payable | \( 310,000 | |
Accounts receivable | \) 480,000 | |
Accumulated depreciation—building and equipment | 185,000 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 30,000 | |
Bonds payable | 700,000 | |
Building and equipment | 1,450,000 | |
Cash | 190,000 | |
Dividends payable on preference shares—cash | 4,000 | |
Inventories | 560,000 | |
Land | 400,000 | |
Prepaid expenses | 40,000 | |
Retained earnings | 201,000 | |
Share capital—ordinary (\(1 par value) | 200,000 | |
Share capital—preference (\)50 par value) | 500,000 | |
Share premium—ordinary | 1,000,000 | |
Share premium—treasury | 160,000 | |
Treasury shares—ordinary at cost | 170,000 |
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Totals | \(3,290,000 | \)3,290,000 |
On December 31, 2017, Teller had the following number of ordinary and preference shares.
Ordinary | Preference | |
Authorized | 600,000 | 60,000 |
Issued | 200,000 | 10,000 |
Outstanding | 190,000 | 10,000 |
The dividends on preference shares are \(4 cumulative. In addition, the preference shares have a preference in the liquidation of \)50 per share.
Instructions
Prepare the equity section of Teller’s statement of financial position at December 31, 2017.
(Stockholders’ Equity Section) Bruno Corporation’s post-closing trial balance at December 31, 2017, is shown as follows.
BRUNO CORPORATION POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017 | ||
Dr. | Cr. | |
Accounts payable | \( 310,000 | |
Accounts receivable | \) 480,000 | |
Accumulated depreciation—buildings | 185,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital in excess | ||
of par—common | 1,300,000 | |
From treasury stock | 160,000 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 30,000 | |
Bonds payable | 300,000 | |
Buildings | 1,450,000 | |
Cash | 190,000 | |
Common stock (\(1 par) | 200,000 | |
Dividends payable (preferred stock—cash) | 4,000 | |
Inventory | 560,000 | |
Land | 400,000 | |
Preferred stock (\)50 par) | 500,000 | |
Prepaid expenses | 40,000 | |
Retained earnings | 301,000 | |
Treasury stock (common at cost) | 170,000 | |
Totals | \(3,290,000 | \)3,290,000 |
At December 31, 2017, Bruno had the following number of common and preferred shares. | ||
Common | Preferred | |
Authorized | 600,000 | 60,000 |
Issued | 200,000 | 10,000 |
Outstanding | 190,000 | 10,000 |
The dividends on preferred stock are \(4 cumulative. In addition, the preferred stock has a preference in liquidation of \)50 per share.
Instructions
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of Bruno’s balance sheet at December 31, 2017.
The books of Conchita Corporation carried the following account balances as of December 31, 2017.
Cash \( 195,000
Preferred Stock (6% cumulative, nonparticipating, \)50 par) 300,000
Common Stock (no-par value, 300,000 shares issued) 1,500,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock 150,000
Treasury Stock (common 2,800 shares at cost) 33,600
Retained Earnings 105,000
The company decided not to pay any dividends in 2017.
The board of directors, at their annual meeting on December 21, 2018, declared the following: “The current year dividends shall be 6% on the preferred and \(.30 per share on the common. The dividends in arrears shall be paid by issuing 1,500 shares of treasury stock.” At the date of declaration, the preferred is selling at \)80 per share, and the common at \(12 per share. Net income for 2018 is estimated at \)77,000.
Instructions
a) Prepare the journal entries required for the dividend declaration and payment, assuming that they occur simultaneously.
b) Could Conchita Corporation give the preferred stockholders 2 years’ dividends and common stockholders a 30 cents per share dividend, all in cash?
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