Issuing Stock Work Place Products Inc., a wholesaler of office products, was organized on July 1 of the current year, with an authorization of 50,000 shares of 2% preferred stock, $55 par and 400,000 shares of $10 par common stock. The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations: Journalize the transactions. July. 1.  Issued 130,000 shares of common stock at par for cash. July. 1               July. 1  Issued 400 shares of common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing the corporation. July. 1               Aug. 7.  Issued 23,500 shares of common stock in exchange for land, buildings, and equipment with fair market prices of $43,000, $234,000, and $52,000, respectively. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Aug. 7                                       Sept. 20.  Issued 20,000 shares of preferred stock at $66 for cash. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Sept. 20

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Issuing Stock

Work Place Products Inc., a wholesaler of office products, was organized on July 1 of the current year, with an authorization of 50,000 shares of 2% preferred stock, $55 par and 400,000 shares of $10 par common stock. The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations:

Journalize the transactions.

July. 1.  Issued 130,000 shares of common stock at par for cash.

July. 1      
       

July. 1  Issued 400 shares of common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing the corporation.

July. 1      
       

Aug. 7.  Issued 23,500 shares of common stock in exchange for land, buildings, and equipment with fair market prices of $43,000, $234,000, and $52,000, respectively.

For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Aug. 7      
       
       
       
       

Sept. 20.  Issued 20,000 shares of preferred stock at $66 for cash.

For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Sept. 20      
       
       
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