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Brief Exercise 14-01
Sheridan Corporation has 79,000 shares of common stock outstanding
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Brief Exercise 14-01
Sheridan Corporation has 79,000 shares of common stock outstanding. It declares a $1 per share cash dividend on November 1 to stockholders of record on December 1. The dividend is paid on December 31.
Prepare the entries on the appropriate dates to record the declaration and payment of the cash dividend. (Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. 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.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
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M. Sheridan Corporation has 10,000 shares of 9%, $100 par value, cumulative preferred stock outstanding at December 31, 2020. No dividends were declared in 2018 or 2019. If M. Sheridan wants to pay $380,000 of dividends in 2020, what amount of dividends will common stockholders receive?
Amount of dividend
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SUPERVALU, one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States, is headquartered in Minneapolis. Suppose the following financial information (in millions) was taken from the company’s 2020 annual report: net sales $41,210, net income $399, beginning common stockholders’ equity $2,595, and ending common stockholders’ equity $2,864.
Compute the return on common stockholders’ equity. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 10.5%.)
Return on common stockholders’ equity
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On January 1, Carla Vista Corporation had 90,000 shares of no-par common stock issued and outstanding. The stock has a stated value of $5 per share. During the year, the following occurred.
Apr.
1
Issued 21,500 additional shares of common stock for $18 per share.
June
15
Declared a cash dividend of $3 per share to stockholders of record on June 30.
July
10
Paid the $3 cash dividend.
Dec.
1
Issued 1,000 additional shares of common stock for $19 per share.
15
Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $1.90 per share to stockholders of record on December 31.
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Prepare the entries to record these transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
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On October 31, the stockholders’ equity section of Blossom Company consists of common stock $305,000 and retained earnings $891,000. Blossom is considering the following two courses of action: (1) declaring a 5% stock dividend on the 30,500, $10 par value shares outstanding, or (2) effecting a 2-for-1 stock split that will reduce par value to $5 per share. The current market price is $14 per share.
Prepare a tabular summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the components of stockholders’ equity, outstanding shares, and par value per share.
Before
Action
After
Stock
Dividend
After
Stock
Split
Stockholders’ equity
Paid-in capital
Common stock
$
$
$
In excess of par
Total paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Total stockholders’ equity
$
$
$
Outstanding shares
Par value per share
$
$
$
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In 2020, Pharoah Corporation had net sales of $595,000 and cost of goods sold of $358,000. Operating expenses were $152,000, and interest expense was $6,000. The corporation’s tax rate is 30%. The corporation declared preferred dividends of $12,000 in 2020, and its average common stockholders’ equity during the year was $189,000.
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Prepare an income statement for Pharoah Corporation.
PHAROAH CORPORATION
Income Statement
$
$
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On January 1, 2020, Sandhill Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts.
Common Stock ($24 par value, 64,000 shares issued and outstanding)
$1,536,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock
204,000
Retained Earnings
574,000
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
Feb. 1
Declared a $3 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable March 1.
Mar. 1
Paid the dividend declared in February.
Apr. 1
Announced a 2-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, the market price per share was $38.
July 1
Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on July 15, distributable July 31. On July 1, the market price of the stock was $15 per share.
31
Issued the shares for the stock dividend.
Dec. 1
Declared a $0.50 per share dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable January 5, 2021.
31
Determined that net income for the year was $318,500.
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Journalize the transactions and the closing entries for net income and dividends. (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. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
(To close net income)
(To close stock dividends)
(To close cash dividends)
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Enter the beginning balances, and post the entries to the stockholders’ equity accounts. (Note: Open additional stockholders’ equity accounts as needed.) (Post entries in the order of journal entries presented in the previous part.)
Common Stock
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
Balance
√
Common Stock Dividends Distributable
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
Balance
√
Retained Earnings
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
Balance
√
Net income
Stock dividend
Cash dividend
Cash Dividends
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
Stock Dividends
Date
Explanation
Ref
Debit
Credit
Balance
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The post-closing trial balance of Crane Corporation at December 31, 2020, contains the following stockholders’ equity accounts.
Preferred Stock (14,500 shares issued)
$725,000
Common Stock (255,000 shares issued)
3,825,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock
255,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock
413,000
Common Stock Dividends Distributable
382,500
Retained Earnings
890,400
A review of the accounting records reveals the following.
1.
No errors have been made in recording 2020 transactions or in preparing the closing entry for net income.
2.
Preferred stock is $50 par, 6%, and cumulative; 14,500 shares have been outstanding since January 1, 2019.
3.
Authorized stock is 19,500 shares of preferred, 510,000 shares of common with a $15 par value.
4.
The January 1 balance in Retained Earnings was $1,170,000.
5.
On July 1, 18,700 shares of common stock were issued for cash at $16 per share.
6.
On September 1, the company discovered an understatement error of $93,000 in computing salaries and wages expense in 2019. The net of tax effect of $65,100 was properly debited directly to Retained Earnings.
7.
A cash dividend of $382,500 was declared and properly allocated to preferred and common stock on October 1. No dividends were paid to preferred stockholders in 2019.
8.
On December 31, a 10% common stock dividend was declared out of retained earnings on common stock when the market price per share was $16.
9.
Net income for the year was $576,000.
10.
On December 31, 2020, the directors authorized disclosure of a $194,000 restriction of retained earnings for plant expansion. (Use Note X.)
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Reproduce the Retained Earnings account for 2020. (List items in order presented in the problem.)
Retained Earnings
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On January 1, 2020, Blossom Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts.
Common Stock (no par value, 85,000 shares issued and outstanding)
$1,350,000
Retained Earnings
450,000
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
Feb. 1
Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable March 1.
Mar. 1
Paid the dividend declared in February.
Apr. 1
Announced a 3-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, the market price per share was $35.
July 1
Declared a 4% stock dividend to stockholders of record on July 15, distributable July 31. On July 1, the market price of the stock was $10 per share.
31
Issued the shares for the stock dividend.
Dec. 1
Declared a $0.30 per share dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable January 5, 2021.
31
Determined that net income for the year was $300,000.
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Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at March 31. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,250.)
BLOSSOM CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
$
$
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Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at June 30. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,250.)
BLOSSOM CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
$
$
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Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at September 30. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,250.)
BLOSSOM CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
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$
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Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2020. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,250.)
BLOSSOM CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
$
$
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