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Question

Journalizing stock issuance and cash dividends and preparing the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet

C-Mobile Wireless needed additional capital to expand, so the business incorporated. The charter from the state of Georgia authorizes C-Mobile to issue 120,000 shares of 9%, \(150 par value cumulative preferred stock, and 140,000 shares of \)3 par value common stock. During the first month, C-Mobile completed the following transactions:

Oct. 2 Issued 18,000 shares of common stock for a building with a market value of \(260,000.

6 Issued 650 shares of preferred stock for \)160 per share.

9 Issued 14,000 shares of common stock for cash of \(84,000.

10 Declared a \)13,000 cash dividend for stockholders of record on Oct. 20. Use a separate Dividends Payable account for preferred and common stock.

25 Paid the cash dividend.

Requirements

1. Record the transactions in the general journal.

2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of C-Mobile’s balance sheet at October 31, 2018. Assume C-Mobile’s net income for the month was $95,000.

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Answer

a.

Oct 2- Building $260,000 (Debited) Common stock $54,000 (credited) and Paid-in capital in excess of par $206,000 (credited)

Oct 6- Cash $104,000 (Debited) Preferred stock $97,500 (credited) and Paid-in capital in excess of par $6,500 (credited)

b. The stockholders’ equity of balance sheet at October 31, 2018 shows balance of $543,000.

1Step 1: Journals-

Date

Transaction

Debit

Credit

Oct 2

Building

$260,000

 

 

Common stock

 

$54,000

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

$206,000

 

To record issued stock in exchange of building

 

 

Oct 6

Cash (650 * $160)

$104,000

 

 

Preferred stock (650 * $150)

 

$97,500

 

Paid in capital in excess of par

 

$6,500

 

To record issued preferred stock

 

 

Oct 9

Cash

$84,000

 

 

Common stock (14,000 * $3)

 

$42,000

 

Paid in capital in excess of par

 

$42,000

 

To record issued common stock

 

 

Oct 20

Retained earnings

$13,000

 

 

Preferred stock dividend payable

 

$9,360

 

Common stock dividend payable

 

$3,640

 

To record dividend declared

 

 

Oct 25

Preferred stock dividend payable ($104,000 * 9%)

$9,360

 

 

Common stock dividend payable

$3,640

 

 

Cash

 

$13,000

 

To record dividend paid

 

 

2Step 2: Balance Sheet (Partial)-
Balance Sheet (Partial)
October 31, 2018

Shareholders’ Equity

 

Preferred Stock

$97,500

Paid in capital in excess of par- preferred

$6,500

Common stock

$96,000

Paid in capital in excess of par- common

$248,000

Total paid in capital

$448,000

Add: Retained Earnings

$95,000

Total Shareholders’ equity

$543,000