Joe Dumars Company has outstanding 40,000 shares of \(5 par common stock, which had been issued at \)30 per share. Joe Dumars then entered into the following transactions.

  1. Purchased 5,000 treasury shares at \(45 per share.
  2. Resold 2,000 of the treasury shares at \)49 per share.
  3. Resold 500 of the treasury shares at $40 per share.

Instructions

Use the following code to indicate the effect each of the three transactions has on the financial statement categories listed in the table below, assuming Joe Dumars Company uses the cost method (I = Increase; D = Decrease; NE = No effect).

#

Asset

Liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

Paid-in Capital

Retained

Earnings

Net Income

1

2

3

Short Answer

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Purchasing treasury shares will decrease asset and stockholders’ accounts. Reselling treasury share will result in increased asset, stockholders’ equity, and paid-in capital account. Liabilities retained earnings, and net income will remain unaffected while preparing the transactions.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Treasury Share

As the name implies, “treasury stock” is the stock issued by the company. When establishing a company, the company issues its own stock. The investor underwrites the shares and provides the company with funds.

02

Indicating the effect of each transaction

#

Asset

Liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

Paid-in Capital

Retained

Earnings

Net Income

1

D

NE

D

NE

NE

NE

2

I

NE

I

I

NE

NE

3

I

NE

I

D

NE

NE

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Nottebart Corporation has outstanding 10,000 shares of \(100 par value, 6% preferred stock and 60,000 shares of \)10 par value common stock. The preferred stock was issued in January 2017, and no dividends were declared in 2017 or 2018. In 2019, Nottebart declares a cash dividend of $300,000. How will the dividend be shared by common and preferred stockholders if the preferred is (a) noncumulative and (b) cumulative?

(Stock Dividend, Cash Dividend, and Treasury Stock) Mask Company has 30,000 shares of \(10 par value common stock authorized and 20,000 shares issued and outstanding. On August 15, 2017, Mask purchased 1,000 shares of treasury stock for \)18 per share. Mask uses the cost method to account for treasury stock. On September 14, 2017, Mask sold 500 shares of the treasury stock for \(20 per share.

In October 2017, Mask declared and distributed 1,950 shares as a stock dividend from unissued shares when the market price of the common stock was \)21 per share.

On December 20, 2017, Mask declared a $1 per share cash dividend, payable on January 10, 2018, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2017.

Instructions

  1. How should Mask account for the purchase and sale of the treasury stock, and how should the treasury stock be presented in the balance sheet on December 31, 2017?
  2. How should Mask account for the stock dividend, and how would it affect the stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2017? Why?
  3. How should Mask account for the cash dividend, and how would it affect the balance sheet at December 31, 2017? Why?

(Stock Split and Stock Dividend) The common stock of Alexander Hamilton Inc. is currently selling at \(120 per share. The directors wish to reduce the share price and increase share volume prior to a new issue. The per share par value is \)10; book value is $70 per share. Nine million shares are issued and outstanding.

Instructions

Prepare the necessary journal entries assuming the following

  1. The board votes a 2-for-1 stock split.
  2. The board votes a 100% stock dividend.
  3. Briefly discuss the accounting and securities market differences between these two methods of increasing the number of shares outstanding.

Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of ready-to-eat cereal products. In recent years, the company has taken numerous steps aimed at improving its profitability and earnings per share. Presented below are some basic facts for Kellogg.

(in millions)

2014

2013

Net sales

\(14,580

\)14,792

Net income

632

1,807

Total assets

15,153

15,474

Total liabilities

12,302

11,867

Common stock, $0.25 par value

105

105

Capital in excess of par value

678

626

Retained earnings

6,689

6,749

Treasury stock, at cost

3,470

2,999

Number of shares outstanding (in millions)

358

363

Instructions

  1. What are some of the reasons that management purchases its own stock?
  2. Explain how earnings per share might be affected by treasury stock transactions.
  3. Calculate the debt to assets ratio for 2013 and 2014, and discuss the implications of the change.

(Treasury Stock Transactions and Presentation) Clemson Company had the following stockholders’ equity as of January 1, 2017

Common stock, \(5 par value, 20,000 shares issued \)100,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock 300,000

Retained earnings 320,000

Total stockholders’ equity \(720,000

During 2017, the following transactions occurred.

Feb.1 Clemson repurchased 2,000 shares of treasury stock at a price of \)19

per share.

Mar.1 800 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at \(17

per share.

Mar.18 500 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at \)14

per share.

Apr. 22 600 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at \(20

per share.

Instructions

  1. Prepare the journal entries to record the treasury stock transactions in 2017, assuming Clemson uses the cost method.
  2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section as of April 30, 2017. Net income for the first 4 months of 2017 was \)130,000.
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