Required: Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record each transaction.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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During its first year of operations, the A. Clem Corporation entered into the following transactions relating to shareholders' equity. The
corporation was authorized to issue 119 million common shares, $1 par per share.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record each transaction.
January 9 Issued 90 million common shares for $28 per share.
March 11 Issued 5,900 shares in exchange for custom-made equipment. A. Clem shares have traded recently on the stock exchange at
$28 per share.
Part B
A new staff accountant for the A. Clem Corporation recorded the following journal entries during the second year of operations. A.
Clem retires shares that it reacquires (restores their status to that of authorized but unissued shares).
Date
September 1
December 1
Common stock
Retained earnings
Cash
Cash
General Journal
Common stock
Gain on sale of previously issued shares
($ in millions)
Debit
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128
68
132
Required:
Prepare the journal entries that should have been recorded for each of the transactions.
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