Sweet Sixteen
Balance Sheet
(Stockholders’ Equity Section)
December 31, 2015
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $100 par value $ 600,000
Common stock, $1 par value 23,000
Additional paid-in capital 495,000
Requirement 2
Sweet Sixteen
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Stock
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Balance, January 1 $100,000 $20,000 $380,000 $450,000 $ -0- $950,000
Issued common stock 3,000 63,000 66,000
Issued preferred stock 500,000 50,000 550,000
Cash dividends (53,000) (53,000)
Purchase treasury stock (36,000) (36,000)
Requirement 3
Requirements 1 and 2 are similar in that requirement 1 shows the equity balances in
a column format and requirement 2 shows these same balances across the bottom
row. However, requirements 1 and 2 serve different purposes. The stockholders’
Requirement 1
February 2, 2015 Debit Credit
Problem 10-6C