Eastport Incorporated was organized on June 5, Year 1. It was authorized to issue 370,000 shares of $9 par common stock and 60,000 shares of 4 percent cumulative class A preferred stock. The class A stock had a stated value of $25 per share. The following stock transactions pertain to Eastport Incorporated: Issued 25,000 shares of common stock for $14 per share. Issued 14,000 shares of the class A preferred stock for $30 per share. Issued 49,000 shares of common stock for $17 per share. Required a. Prepare general journal entries for these transactions. b. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet immediately after these transactions.

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Eastport Incorporated was organized on June 5, Year 1. It was authorized to issue 370,000 shares of $9 par common stock and 60,000 shares of 4 percent cumulative class A preferred stock. The class A stock had a stated value of $25 per share. The following stock transactions pertain to Eastport Incorporated:
 

  1. Issued 25,000 shares of common stock for $14 per share.
  2. Issued 14,000 shares of the class A preferred stock for $30 per share.
  3. Issued 49,000 shares of common stock for $17 per share.


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a. Prepare general journal entries for these transactions.
b. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet immediately after these transactions.

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