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Houghton Company began business on January 1, 2015 by issuing all of its 1,300,0

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Question

Houghton Company began business on January 1, 2015 by issuing all of its 1,300,000 authorized shares of its $2 par value common stock for $25 per share. On June 30, Houghton declared a cash dividend of $2.25 per share to stockholders of record on July 31. Houghton paid the cash dividend on August 30. On November 1, Houghton reacquired 260,000 of its own shares of stock for $30 per share. On December 22, Houghton resold 130,000 of these shares for $36 per share. Required a. Prepare all of the necessary journal entries to record the events described above. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record the issue of 1,300,000 authorized shares of $2 par value for $25 per share. Note: Enter debits before credits. Transactio General Journal Debit Credit Record entry Clear entry View general journal b. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 assuming that the net income for the year was $5,500,000 HOUGHTON COMPANY Stockholders' Equity

Explanation / Answer

Bank A/C Dr.32,500,000

Share capital A/C CR. 2,600,000

Share Premium A/C CR.29,900,000