Bogscraft Company has outstanding 65,500 shares of $10 par value common stock and 26,100 shares of $20 par value preferred stock (8 percent). On February 1, the board of directors voted in favor of an 8 percent cash dividend on the preferred stock. The cash dividends were paid on March 15. The company closed its books at its fiscal year-end, June 30. Required: Prepare journal entries to record the events on (a) February 1, (b) March 15, and (c) June 30. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.

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Bogscraft Company has outstanding 65,500 shares of $10 par value common stock and 26,100 shares of $20 par value preferred stock (8 percent). On February 1, the board of directors voted in favor of an 8 percent cash dividend on the preferred stock. The cash dividends were paid on March 15. The company closed its books at its fiscal year-end, June 30.

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Prepare journal entries to record the events on (a) February 1, (b) March 15, and (c) June 30. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

 

 

 

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