Early in 2021, Robbinsville Press was organized with authorization to issue 100,000 shares of $100 par value preferred stock and 500,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. Ten thousand shares of the preferred stockwere issued at par, and 170,000 shares of common stock were sold for $15 per share. The preferred stock pays an 8 percent cumulative dividend.During the first four years of operations (2021 through 2024), the corporation earned a total of $1,385,000 and paid dividends of 75 cents per share in each year on its outstanding common stock.Required:Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2024.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Mustang Corporation had 100,000 shares of $2 par value common stock outstanding. On December 31, 2018, the company's board of directors declares a 50 percent stock dividend. This stock dividend will be distributed on January 20, 2019 to the stockholders of record on January 15, 2019. The market price of the company's stock is $10 per share on December 31, 2018. Prepare the journal entry.
Knapp Industries began business on January 1, 2018 by issuing all of its 1,000,000 authorized shares of its $1 par value common stock for $40 per share. On June 30, Knapp declared a cash dividend of $2 per share to stockholders of record on July 31. Knapp paid the cash dividend on August 30. On November 1, Knapp reacquired 200,000 of its own shares of stock for $50 per share. On December 22, Knapp resold 100,000 of these shares for $60 per share. Required: Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 assuming that the net income for the year was $6,000,000.
On January 1, 2020, Triad Corporation had 60,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. During the year, the following transactions occurred: Mar 1 Issued 25,000 shares of common stock for $550,000. June 1 Declared a cash dividend of $2.00 per share to stockholders of record on June 15. June 30 Paid the $2.00 cash dividend. Dec. 1 Purchased 5,000 shares of common stock for the treasury for $22 per share. Dec. 15 Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $2.25 per share to stockholders of record on December 31. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually) Account Titles and Explanation Date Mar. 1 Debit Credit
Lucas Company reports net income of $5,125 for the year ended December 31, 2019, its first year of operations. On January 4, 2019, Lucas issued 9,000 shares of common stock. On August 2, 2019, it issued an additional 3,000 shares of stock, resulting in 12,000 shares outstanding at year-end. During 2020, Lucas earned net income of $16,400. It issued 2,000 additional shares of stock on March 3, 2020, and declared and issued a 2-for-1 stock split on November 3, 2020, resulting in 28,000 shares outstanding at year-end. During 2021, Lucas earned net income of $23,520. The only common stock transaction during 2021 was a 20% stock dividend issued on July 2, 2021. Compute the 2019, 2020, and 2021 comparative basic earnings per share that would be disclosed in the 2021 annual report.
At the beginning of 2019, Hardin Company had 200,000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding. During the year, it engaged in the following transactions related to its common stock: March 1 Issued 48,000 shares of stock at $25 per share. June 1 Issued a 15% stock dividend. July 1 Issued 10,000 shares of stock at $30 per share. Aug. 31 Issued a 2-for-1 stock split on outstanding shares, reducing the par value to $5 per share. Oct. 31 Reacquired 94,000 shares as treasury stock at a cost of $33 per share. Nov. 30 Reissued 46,000 treasury shares at a price of $36 per share. Required: 1. Determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding for computing the current earnings per share. Round your interim computations and final answer for the number of shares to nearest whole number. fill in the blank 1 shares2. Determine the number of common shares outstanding at December 31, 2019. fill in the blank 2 shares
On April 1, 2019, Kelly Corporation began operations and authorized 100,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. The company engaged in the following transactions:April 1 Issued 20,000 shares of common stock for $200,000.April 15 Issued 10,000 shares of common stock for $125,000.May 12 Purchased 2,500 shares of common stock for $75,000.June 30 The board of directors declared a $0.20 per share cash dividend to be paid on July 15 to shareholders of record on July 51. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions.2. Prepared the stockholders’ equity section of Kelly Corporation’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2019. Net income for the period April 1 through June 30 was $150,000.3. What effect, if any, will the cash dividend declaration on June 30 have on Kelly Corporation’s net income, retained earnings, and cash flows?
Knapp Industries began business on January 1, 2018 by issuing all of its 1,000,000 authorized shares of its $1 par value common stock for $40 per share. On June 30, Knapp declared a cash dividend of $2 per share to stockholders of record on July 31. Knapp paid the cash dividend on August 30. On November 1, Knapp reacquired 200,000 of its own shares of stock for $50 per share. On December 22, Knapp resold 100,000 of these shares for $60 per share. Required: Prepare all of the necessary journal entries to record the events described above. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 assuming that the net income for the year was $6,000,000.
During its first year of operations, Cupola Fan Corporation issued 30,000 of $1 par Class B shares for $385,000 on June 30, 2024. Share issue costs were $1,500. One year from the issue date (July 1, 2025), the corporation retired 10% of the shares for $39,500. Required: 1. to 4. Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of the shares, the declaration of a $2 per share dividend on December 1, 2024, the payment of the dividend on December 31, 2024, and the retirement of the shares. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

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