Shelby Corporation was organized in January 2010 by 10 stockholders to operate a

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Shelby Corporation was organized in January 2010 by 10 stockholders to operate an air conditioning sales and service business. The charter issued by the state authorized the following capital stock:

Common stock, $1 par value, 190,000 shares.
Preferred stock, $13 par value, 9 percent, 43,000 shares.

During January and February 2010, the following stock transactions were completed:

a. Collected $484,000 cash from each of the 10 organizers and issued 1,500 shares of common stock to each of them.
b. Issued 11,000 shares of preferred stock at $35 per share; collected in cash.

Net income for 2010 was $43,500; cash dividends declared and paid at year-end were $12,800.

Required:
Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2010.


Stockholders' Equity

Explanation / Answer

Stockholders' Equity—December 31, 2010 Contributed capital: Preferred stock $ 143000 (11000*13) Additional paid-in capital, preferred stock 242000 (11000*22) Common stock 1500 (1500*1) Additional paid-in capital, common stock 482500 (484000-1500) Total contributed capital 869000 (143000+242000+1500+482500) Retained earnings 30700 (43500-12800) Total stockholders' equity $899700 (869000+30700)

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