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Sweet Sixteen has two classes of stock authorized: $100 par preferred and $1 par

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Question

Sweet Sixteen has two classes of stock authorized: $100 par preferred and $1 par value common. As of the beginning of 2012, 1,000 shares of preferred stock have been issued and 20,000 shares of common stock have been issued. The following transactions affect stockholders’ equity during 2012:

March 1          Issue 3,000 additional shares of common stock for $22 per share.

April 1            Issue 5,000 additional shares of preferred stock for $110 per share.

June 1              Declare a cash dividend on common stock of $1 per share and a cash dividend on preferred stock of $5 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15.

June 30            Pay the cash dividends declared on June 1.

August 1         Repurchase 2,000 shares of common treasury stock for $18 per share.

October 1        Reissue 1,000 shares of treasury stock purchased on August 1 for $20 per share.

Sweet Sixteen has the following beginning balances in its stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2012: preferred stock, $100,000, common stock, $20,000; paid-in capital, $380,000; and retained earnings, $450,000. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012, is $65,000.  

Required:

1.   Record each of these transactions.

2. Indicate whether each of these transactions would increase (+), decrease (), or have no effect (NE) on total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders’ equity by completing the following chart.

Transaction

Total

Assets

Total Liabilities

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

Issue common stock

Issue preferred stock

Declare cash dividends

Pay cash dividends

Repurchase treasury stock

Reissue treasury stock

3.   Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2012.

4.   Prepare the statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2012.

5.   Explain how items 3 and 4 are similar and how they are different.

Transaction

Total

Assets

Total Liabilities

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

Issue common stock

Issue preferred stock

Declare cash dividends

Pay cash dividends

Repurchase treasury stock

Reissue treasury stock

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Beginning of 2012, 1,000 shares of preferred stock have been issued

Jan 1

Dr Cash 100,000

Cr Preferred Stock100,000

March 1          Issue 3,000 additional shares of common stock for $22 per share.

March 1

DR Cash 6,600

CR Common Stock 6,600

April 1            Issue 5,000 additional shares of preferred stock for $110 per share

April 1 DR Cash 550,000

CR Preferred stock 550,000

June 1              Declare a cash dividend on common stock of $1 per share and a cash dividend on preferred stock of $5 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15.

June 1

DR Cash Dividend (23,000*1) = 23,000

CR Dividend payable 23,000

(common stock)

DR Cash Dividend (4,000*5) = 20,000

CR Dividend payable 20,000

(Preferred stock)

June 30            Pay the cash dividends declared on June 1

June 30

DR Dividend payable, preferred 20,000

DR Dividend payable , common 23,000

CR Cash                                      43,000

August 1         Repurchase 2,000 shares of common treasury stock for $18 per share

August 1   

Dr Treasury Stock (2,000*18) 36,000

Cr Cash 36,000

October 1        Reissue 1,000 shares of treasury stock purchased on August 1 for $20 per share

October 1

DR Cash 20,000

CR Treasury Stock(1,000*20)20,000

2. Indicate whether each of these transactions would increase (+), decrease (), or have no effect (NE) on total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders’ equity by completing the following chart

stock have been issued

Jan 1

Dr Cash 20,000

Cr Common Stock20,000

Beginning of 2012, 1,000 shares of preferred stock have been issued

Jan 1

Dr Cash 100,000

Cr Preferred Stock100,000

March 1          Issue 3,000 additional shares of common stock for $22 per share.

March 1

DR Cash 6,600

CR Common Stock 6,600

April 1            Issue 5,000 additional shares of preferred stock for $110 per share

April 1 DR Cash 550,000

CR Preferred stock 550,000

June 1              Declare a cash dividend on common stock of $1 per share and a cash dividend on preferred stock of $5 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15.

June 1

DR Cash Dividend (23,000*1) = 23,000

CR Dividend payable 23,000

(common stock)

DR Cash Dividend (4,000*5) = 20,000

CR Dividend payable 20,000

(Preferred stock)

June 30            Pay the cash dividends declared on June 1

June 30

DR Dividend payable, preferred 20,000

DR Dividend payable , common 23,000

CR Cash                                      43,000

August 1         Repurchase 2,000 shares of common treasury stock for $18 per share

August 1   

Dr Treasury Stock (2,000*18) 36,000

Cr Cash 36,000

October 1        Reissue 1,000 shares of treasury stock purchased on August 1 for $20 per share

October 1

DR Cash(1,000*20) 20,000

CR Treasury Stock18,000

Cr Additional Paid in capital       2,000

Transaction

Total

Assets

Total Liabilities

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

Issue common stock

Increase

Issue preferred stock

Increase

Declare cash dividends

Increase

Pay cash dividends

Decrease

Repurchase treasury stock

Decrease

Increases

Reissue treasury stock

Increase

Decreases

3.   Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2012.

Stockholders' Equity
Add:

Common Stock                                    $26,600
Retained Earnings                               450,000

Net income                                           65,000

Additional paid in capital(beginning)    380,000

Treasury stock                                          2,000

Less:

Treasury Stock                                          18,000

Dividend paid                                             43,000


Total Stockholders' Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$862,600

4.   Prepare the statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Statement of Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,600
Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..650,000
Additional Paid-In Capitals . . . . . . . . . . . ..2,000
Less: Treasury Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..18,000

Total Contributed Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . .660,600

Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..472,000


Total Stockholders' Equity . . . . . . . . . . .$1,132,600

5.   Explain how items 3 and 4 are similar and how they are different

Stockholders equity purely tells details about the equity which company owns excluding the preferred stock as it has liabilities entitled on preferred stocks.

Whereas Statement of Stockholders' Equity talks about whole equity items including the preferred stock

Transaction

Total

Assets

Total Liabilities

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

Issue common stock

Increase

Issue preferred stock

Increase

Declare cash dividends

Increase

Pay cash dividends

Decrease

Repurchase treasury stock

Decrease

Increases

Reissue treasury stock

Increase

Decreases