Reference no: EM13838932
Problem 1: Lindsey Hunter Corporation is authorized to issue 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During 2014, Lindsey Hunter took part in the following selected transactions.
1. Issued 5,000 shares of stock at $45 per share, less costs related to the issuance of the stock totaling $7,000.
2. Issued 1,000 shares of stock for land appraised at $50,000. The stock was actively traded on a national stock exchange at approximately $46 per share on the date of issuance.
3. Purchased 500 shares of treasury stock at $43 per share. The treasury shares purchased were issued in 2010 at $40 per share.
(a) Prepare the journal entry to record item 1.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record item 2.
(c) Prepare the journal entry to record item 3 using the cost method.
Problem 2: The stockholders' equity accounts of G.K. Chesterton Company have the following balances on December 31, 2014.
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Common stock, $10 par, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding
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$3,000,000
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Paid-in capital in excess of par-common stock
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1,200,000
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Retained earnings
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5,600,000
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Shares of G.K. Chesterton Company stock are currently selling on the Midwest Stock Exchange at $37.
Prepare the appropriate journal entries for each of the following cases. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
(a) A stock dividend of 5% is (1) declared and (2) issued.
(b) A stock dividend of 100% is (1) declared and (2) issued.
(c) A 2-for-1 stock split is (1) declared and (2) issued.
Problem 3: Aubrey Inc. issued $4,000,000 of 10%, 10-year convertible bonds on June 1, 2014, at 98 plus accrued interest. The bonds were dated April 1, 2014, with interest payable April 1 and October 1. Bond discount is amortized semiannually on a straight-line basis.
On April 1, 2015, $1,500,000 of these bonds were converted into 30,000 shares of $20 par value common stock. Accrued interest was paid in cash at the time of conversion.
(a) Prepare the entry to record the interest expense at October 1, 2014. Assume that accrued interest payable was credited when the bonds were issued.
(b) Prepare the entry to record the conversion on April 1, 2015. (Book value method is used.) Assume that the entry to record amortization of the bond discount and interest payment has been made.
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $3,500.)
Problem 4: Illiad Inc. has decided to raise additional capital by issuing $170,000 face value of bonds with a coupon rate of 10%. In discussions with investment bankers, it was determined that to help the sale of the bonds, detachable stock warrants should be issued at the rate of one warrant for each $100 bond sold. The value of the bonds without the warrants is considered to be $136,000, and the value of the warrants in the market is $24,000. The bonds sold in the market at issuance for $152,000.
(a) What entry should be made at the time of the issuance of the bonds and warrants?
(b) Prepare the entry if the warrants were nondetachable.
Problem 5: Illiad Inc. has decided to raise additional capital by issuing $170,000 face value of bonds with a coupon rate of 10%. In discussions with investment bankers, it was determined that to help the sale of the bonds, detachable stock warrants should be issued at the rate of one warrant for each $100 bond sold. The value of the bonds without the warrants is considered to be $136,000, and the value of the warrants in the market is $24,000. The bonds sold in the market at issuance for $152,000.
If the warrants were nondetachable, would the entries be different? Discuss.
Problem 6: On January 1, 2013, Dagwood Company purchased at par 12% bonds having a maturity value of $300,000. They are dated January 1, 2013, and mature January 1, 2018, with interest receivable December 31 of each year. The bonds are classified in the held-to-maturity category.
(a) Prepare the journal entry at the date of the bond purchase.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest received for 2013.
(c) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest received for 2014.
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Problem 7:
On December 21, 2013, Bucky Katt Company provided you with the following information regarding its trading securities.
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December 31, 2013
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Investments (Trading)
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Cost
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Fair Value
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Unrealized Gain (Loss)
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Clemson Corp. stock
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$20,000
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$19,000
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$(1,000
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)
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Colorado Co. stock
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10,000
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9,000
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(1,000
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Buffaloes Co. stock
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20,000
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20,600
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600
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Total of portfolio
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$50,000
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$48,600
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(1,400
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Previous fair value adjustment balance
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0
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Fair value adjustment-Cr.
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$(1,400
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During 2014, Colorado Company stock was sold for $9,400. The fair value of the stock on December 31, 2014, was Clemson Corp. stock-$19,100; Buffaloes Co. stock-$20,500.
(a) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2013.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the Colorado Company stock during 2014.
(c) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2014.P15-1
Problem 8: (Equity Transactions and Statement Preparation) On January 5, 2014, Phelps Corporation received a charter granting the right to issue 5,000 shares of $100 par value, 8% cumulative and nonparticipating preferred stock, and 50,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. It then completed these transactions.
Jan. 11 Issued 20,000 shares of common stock at $16 per share.
Feb. 1 Issued to Sanchez Corp. 4,000 shares of preferred stock for the following assets: equipment with a fair value of $50,000; a factory building with a fair value of $160,000; and land with an appraised value of $270,000.
July 29 Purchased 1,800 shares of common stock at $17 per share. (Use cost method.)
Aug. 10 Sold the 1,800 treasury shares at $14 per share.
Dec. 31 Declared a $0.25 per share cash dividend on the common stock and declared the preferred dividend.
Dec. 31 Closed the Income Summary account. There was a $175,700 net income.
Instructions
(a) Record the journal entries for the transactions listed above.
(b) Prepare the stockholders' equity section of Phelps Corporation's balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.
Problem 9: (Stock and Cash Dividends) Earnhart Corporation has outstanding 3,000,000 shares of common stock of a par value of $10 each. The balance in its Retained Earnings account at January 1, 2014, was $24,000,000, and it then had Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock of $5,000,000. During 2014, the company's net income was $4,700,000. A cash dividend of $0.60 a share was declared on May 5, 2014, and was paid June 30, 2014, and a 6% stock dividend was declared on November 30, 2014, and distributed to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2014. You have been asked to advise on the proper accounting treatment of the stock dividend.
The existing stock of the company is quoted on a national stock exchange. The market price of the stock has been as follows.
October 31, 2014 $31
November 30, 2014 $34
December 31, 2014 $38
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the declaration and payment of the cash dividend.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend.
(c) Prepare the stockholders' equity section (including schedules of retained earnings and additional paid-in capital) of the balance sheet of Earnhart Corporation for the year 2014 on the basis of the foregoing information. Draft a note to the financial statements setting forth the basis of the accounting for the stock dividend, and add separately appropriate comments or explanations regarding the basis chosen.