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Question

Journalizing dividends and treasury stock transactions and preparing the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet

Halborn Manufacturing Co. completed the following transactions during 2018:

Jan. 16 Declared a cash dividend on the 6%, \(97 par noncumulative preferred stock (1,150 shares outstanding). Declared a \)0.20 per share dividend on the 80,000 shares of \(8 par value common stock outstanding. The date of record is January 31, and the payment date is February 15.

Feb. 15 Paid the cash dividends.

Jun. 10 Split common stock 2-for-1.

Jul. 30 Declared a 40% stock dividend on the common stock. The market value 

of the common stock was \)8 per share.

Aug. 15 Distributed the stock dividend.

Oct. 26 Purchased 8,000 shares of treasury stock at \(9 per share.

Nov. 8 Sold 4,000 shares of treasury stock for \)10 per share.

30 Sold 1,400 shares of treasury stock for \(5 per share.

Requirements

1. Record the transactions in Halborn’s general journal.

2. Prepare the Halborn’s stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. Assume that Halborn was authorized to issue 2,200 shares of preferred stock and 500,000 shares of common stock. Both preferred stock and common stock were issued at par. The ending balance of retained earnings as of December 31, 2018, is \)2,030,000.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

Jan 31- Retained earnings $22,693 (Debited) Preferred stock dividend payable $6,693 (credited) and Common stock dividend payable $16,000 (credited)

Feb 15- Preferred stock dividend payable $6,693 (debited) and Common stock dividend payable $16,000 (debited) and cash $22,693 (credited)

b. The stockholders’ equity of balance sheet on December 31, 2018, shows balance of $2,547,350. 

1Step 1: Journals-

Date

Transaction

Debit

Credit

Jan 31

Retained Earnings

$22,693

 

 

Preferred stock dividend payable (1,150*$97*6%)

 

$6,693

 

Common stock dividend payable (80,000*$0.20)

 

$16,000

 

To record dividend declared

 

 

Feb 15

Preferred stock dividend payable

$6,693

 

 

Common stock dividend payable

$16,000

 

 

Cash

 

$22,693

 

To record dividend paid

 

 

Jun10 

No entry

 

 

Jul 30

Stock dividend (80,000*$8*40%)

$256,000

 

 

Common stock distributable

 

$256,000

 

To record stock dividend declared

 

 

Aug 15

Common stock distributable

$256,000

 

 

Common stock

 

$256,000

 

To record dividend paid

 

 

Oct 26

Treasury stock ($8,000 * 9)

$72,000

 

 

Cash

 

$72,000

 

To record purchase of treasury stock

 

 

Nov 8

Cash (4,000 * $10)

$$40,000

 

 

Treasury stock

 

$36,000

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

$4,000

 

To record sold treasury stock

 

 

Nov 30

Cash (1,400*$5)

$7,000

 

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

$5,600

 

 

Treasury stock

 

$12,600

 

To record sold treasury stock

 

 

 

2Step 2: Balance Sheet (Partial)-

Balance Sheet (Partial)

December 31, 2018

Shareholders’ Equity

 

Preferred stock

$111,550

Common stock

$384,000

Treasury stock ($36,000-$12,600)

$23,400

Paid in capital in excess of par- treasury 

($1,600)

Total paid in capital

$517,350

Add: Retained Earnings

$2,030,000

Total Shareholders’ equity

$2,547,350