Moonwalker Corporation issued 2,000 shares of its \(10 par value common stock for \)60,000. Moonwalker also incurred $1,500 of costs associated with issuing the stock. Prepare Moonwalker’s journal entry to record the issuance of the company’s stock.

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Cash account should be debited with credit account of common stock and paid-in capital in excess of par common stock.

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Meaning of Par Value

The term par value helps define the core value of a financial instrument for investment. This is even more useful for determining the profitability of an investment.

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Preparing Journal Entries of Moonwalker to record the issuance of the company’s stock

Date

Particular

Folio

Debit USD

$

Credit USD

$

Cash A/c ($60,000-$1,150) Dr.

58,500

To common stock A/c (2,000$10) Cr.

20,000

To paid-in capital in excess Cr.

Of par common stock A/c

38,500

(being share issued )

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Hatch Company has two classes of capital stock outstanding: 8%, \(20 par preferred and \)5 par common. At December 31, 2017, the following accounts were included in stockholders’ equity.

Preferred Stock, 150,000 shares \( 3,000,000

Common Stock, 2,000,000 shares 10,000,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock 200,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock 27,000,000

Retained Earnings 4,500,000

The following transactions affected stockholders’ equity during 2018.

Jan.1 30,000 shares of preferred stock issued at \)22 per share.

Feb.1 50,000 shares of common stock issued at \(20 per share.

June 1 2-for-1 stock split (par value reduced to \)2.50).

July 1 30,000 shares of common treasury stock purchased at \(10 per

share. Hatch uses the cost method.

Sept.15 10,000 shares of treasury stock reissued at \)11 per share.

Dec.31 The preferred dividend is declared, and a common dividend of 50¢

per share is declared.

Dec. 31 Net income is $2,100,000.

Instructions

Prepare the stockholders’ equity section for Hatch Company at December 31, 2018. Show all supporting computations.

Indicate how each of the following accounts should be classified in the stockholders’ equity section.

  1. Common Stock.
  2. Retained Earnings.
  3. Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock.
  4. Treasury Stock.
  5. Paid-in Capital from Treasury Stock.
  6. Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock.
  7. Preferred Stock.

Woolford Inc. declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its 2 million outstanding shares. The dividend was declared on August 1, payable on September 9 to all stockholders of record on August 15. Prepare all journal entries necessary on those three dates.

(Comparison of Alternative Forms of Financing) Shown below is the liabilities and stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for Jana Kingston Company and Mary Ann Benson Company. Each has assets totaling \(4,200,000.

Jana Kingston Co.

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Long-term debt, 10%

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Common stock (\(20 par)

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700,000

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Mary Ann Benson Co.

Current liabilities

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Common stock (\(20 par)

2,900,000

Retained earnings (Cash dividends, \)328,000)

700,000

\(4,200,000

For the year, each company has earned the same income before interest and taxes.

Jana Kingston Co.

Mary Ann Benson Co.

Income before interest and taxes

\)1,200,000

\(1,200,000

Interest expense

120,000

0

1,080,000

1,200,000

Income taxes (45%

486,000

540,000

Net income

\) 594,000

\( 660,000

At year end, the market price of Kingston’s stock was \)101 per share, and Benson’s was $63.50.

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  1. Which company is more profitable in terms of return on total assets?
  2. Which company is more profitable in terms of return on common stockholders’ equity?
  3. Which company has the greater net income per share of stock? Neither company issued or reacquired shares during the year.
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Retained earnings 630,000

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Assuming that the directors decide to declare total dividends in the amount of \)366,000, determine how much each class of stock should receive under each of the conditions stated below. One year’s dividends are in arrears on the preferred stock.

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