Reference no: EM132410222

Question

1) On January 2, 2016, Alpha Corporation issued 15,000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $15 per share. On March 1, 2016, Alpha reacquired 1,000 of these shares when they were trading $20 each. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entries (without explanation) for January 2 and March 1.

2) On January 2, 2016, Alpha Corporation issued 15,000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $15 per share. On March 1, 2016, Alpha reacquired 1,000 of these shares when they were trading $20 each. September 1, 2016, when the market was soaring, Alpha reissued 500 shares of treasury stock at the going market rate of $22 per share. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entry (without explanation) for September 1.

3) On December 31, 2015, Alpha Corporation has outstanding 1,000 shares of $100 par value, 7% cumulative and nonparticipating preferred stock, and 20,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. No dividends were paid in 2015. During 2016, Alpha distributed $40,000 in dividends. Use this information to determine for the 2016 the dollar amount of dividends that will be distributed to:

Preferred Stock

Common Stock