Reference no: EM132506142
Tyler Corporation was organized in 2018. Its corporate charter authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares of common stock, par value $5 per share, and 10,000 shares of 8% preferred stock, par value $25 share.
The following transactions took place during 2018:
Jan 1 - Sold and issued 45,000 shares of common stock for cash of $25 per share.
Feb 1 - Sold and issued 5,000 shares of preferred stock at $75 per share.
Jun 1 - Repurchased 7,500 shares of common stock at $24 per share.
Aug 1 - Sold 1,000 shares of the treasury stock at $26 per share.
Oct. 1 - Sold another 1,500 shares of the treasury stock at $23 per share.
Dec 1 - Declared cash dividends totaling $100,000
Dec 31 - Paid the cash dividends that were declared.
Question 1: Prepare the journal entries for each of the following transactions:
Question 2: Compute the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018.