Anne Cleves Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders equity section of its December 31, 2007,

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Anne Cleves Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders’ equity section of its December 31, 2007, balance sheet.


Preferred stock, 10%, $100 par (10,000 shares authorized, 2,000 shares issued) . $200,000

Common stock, $5 par (100,000 shares authorized, 20,000 shares issued) ... 100,000

Additional paid-in capital ........................ 125,000

Retained earnings ......................... 450,000

Total ............................... $875,000


During 2008, Cleves took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders’ equity.

1. Paid the annual 2007 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2007.

2. Purchased 1,700 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $40 per share. Cleves uses the cost method.

3. Reissued 700 treasury shares for land valued at $30,000.

4. Issued 500 shares of preferred stock at $105 per share.

5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for $45 per share.

6. Issued the stock dividend.

7. Declared the annual 2008 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2009.


Instructions

(a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions described above.

(b) Prepare the December 31, 2008, stockholders’ equity section. Assume 2008 net income was $330,000.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Intermediate Accounting principles and analysis

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