Chapter 12 – Corporations: Organization, Stock Transactions, and Dividends
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$125) at $140. On September 9, Epperson issued at par 15,000 shares of 1%, $60 par preferred stock at par for cash. On
November 23, Epperson issued for cash 8,000 shares of 1%, $60 par preferred stock at $70.
Journalize the entries to record the February 13, September 9, and November 23 transactions.
Cash (75,000 shares × $140)
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Stated Value
[75,000 shares × ($140 – $125)].
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par
[8,000 shares × ($70 – $60)].
Bloom’s: Applying
Moderate
FNMN.WAJO.19.12–02 – LO: 12–02
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.20 – Accounting for Corporations
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 – Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
174. A corporation was organized on January 1 of the current year, with an authorization of 20,000 shares of 4%, $12 par
preferred stock, and 100,000 shares of $3 par common stock.
The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations:
Issued 15,000 shares of common stock at $23 per share for cash.
Issued 200 shares of common stock to an attorney in payment of legal fees for
organizing the corporation. The value of the stock at the time of payment was $25
per share.
Issued 20,000 shares of common stock in exchange for land, buildings, and
equipment with fair market prices of $65,000, $120,000, and $45,000 respectively.
Issued 2,000 shares of preferred stock at $56 for cash.
Journalize the transactions.
Paid-In Capital in Excess
of Par—Common Stock