Indigo Corporation recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first month, he made the following entries for the corporation’s capital stock. May 2   Cash   112,500             Capital Stock       112,500            (Issued 7,500 shares of $12 par value common stock at $15 per share)         10   Cash   765,000             Capital Stock       765,000            (Issued 15,000 shares of $16 par value preferred stock at $51 per share)         15   Capital Stock   7,900             Cash       7,900            (Purchased 790 shares of common stock for the treasury at $10 per share)         On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.

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Indigo Corporation recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first month, he made the following entries for the corporation’s capital stock.

May 2   Cash   112,500    
        Capital Stock       112,500
           (Issued 7,500 shares of $12 par value common stock at $15 per share)        
10   Cash   765,000    
        Capital Stock       765,000
           (Issued 15,000 shares of $16 par value preferred stock at $51 per share)        
15   Capital Stock   7,900    
        Cash       7,900
           (Purchased 790 shares of common stock for the treasury at $10 per share)        


On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.

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