54CP

Question

Journalizing stock issuances, cash dividends, and stock dividends; preparing stockholders’ equity section of balance sheet

This problem continues the Canyon Canoe Company situation from Chapter 12. After looking into debt financing through notes, mortgage, and bonds payable, Canyon Canoe Company decides to raise additional capital for the planned business expansion. The company will be able to acquire cash as well as land adjacent to its current business location. Before the following transactions, the balance in Common Stock on January 1, 2021, was \(136,000 and included 136,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. (There was no Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common.) Canyon Canoe Company had the following transactions in 2021:

Jan. 1 Issued 50,000 shares of \)1 par value common stock for a total of 

\(200,000.

10 Issued 20,000 shares of 4%, \)3 par value preferred stock in exchange for 

land with a market value of \(70,000.

Dec. 15 Declared total cash dividends of \)15,000.

20 Declared an 8% common stock dividend when the market value of the 

stock was \(4.50 per share.

31 Paid the cash dividends.

31 Distributed the stock dividend.

Requirements

1. Journalize the transactions.

2. Calculate the balance in Retained Earnings on December 31, 2021. Assume the balance on January 1, 2021 was \)4,250 and net income for the year was $417,000.

3. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. There was no preferred stock issued prior to the 2021 

transactions

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer
  1. 50,000 common stock issued; 20,000 preferred shares issued; $15,000 dividend paid, and $4,000 stock dividend paid.
  2. Statement of Retained Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021, is $406,250
  3. Total stockholders' equity of the company at the end of the year is $808,250
1Step 1: Journal entries

Date

Transaction

Debit

Credit

Jan 1

Cash

$200,000

 

 

Common stock

 

$50,000

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par- common

 

$150,000

 

To record issued common stock

 

 

Jan 10

Land 

$70,000

 

 

Preferred stock

 

$60,000

 

Paid- in capital in excess of par- preferred

 

$10,000

 

To record issued preferred stock in exchange of land

 

 

Dec 15

Retained Earnings

$15,000

 

 

Preferred stock dividend payable

 

$2,400

 

Common stock dividend payable

 

12,600

 

To record dividend declared

 

 

Dec 20

Stock dividend

$18,000

 

 

Common stock distributable

 

$4,000

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

$14,000

 

To record stock dividend declared

 

 

Dec 31

Preferred stock dividend payable

$2,400

 

 

Common stock dividend payable

12,600

 

 

Cash

 

$15,000

 

To record cash dividend paid

 

 

Dec 31

Common stock distributable

$4,000

 

 

Common stock

 

$4,000

 

To record stock dividend distributed

 

 

2Step 2: Statement of Retained Earnings-

             Statement of Retained Earnings

                         December 31, 2018

Retained Earnings, beginning of the year

$4,250

Less: Dividend paid

($15,000)

Add: Net Income

$417,000

Retained Earnings, ending of the year

$406,250

3Step 3: Balance Sheet (Partial)

Balance Sheet (Partial)

Dec 31, 2018

Particulars

Amount ($)

Stockholder equity:


Preferred Stock

$60,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par

$10,000

Common stock

$182,000

Paid-in capital-Common stock

$150,000

Total paid in capital

$402,000

Add: Retained earnings

$406,250

Total Shareholders’ Equity

$808,250