Good Foods, Inc., is authorized to issue 5,500,000 shares of $5.00 par common stock . In its

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Good Foods, Inc., is authorized to issue 5,500,000 shares of $5.00 par common stock. In its initial public offering during 2010, Good issued 475,000 shares of its $5.00 par common stock for $7.00 per share. Over the next year, Goods stock price increased, and the company issued 380,000 more shares at an average price of $10.00. During 2012, the price of Goods common stock dropped to $7.25, and Good purchased 58,000 shares of its common stock for the treasury. After the market price of the common stock rose in 2013, Good sold 41,000 shares of the treasury stock for $10.00 per share. During the five years 2010 to 2015, Good earned net income of $1,010,000 and declared and paid cash dividends of $610,000. Stock dividends of $645,570 were distributed to the stockholders in 2011, with $358,650 credited to common stock and $286,920 credited to additional paid-in capital. At December 31, 2015, total assets of the company are $14,600,000, and liabilities add up to $7,085,500.

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1. Show the computation of Goods total stockholders equity at December 31, 2015.
Present a detailed computation of each element of stockholders equity. Use the end-of chapter summary problem on pages 566 567 to format your answer.

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...
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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-0136108863

8th Edition

Authors: Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren, William Bill Thomas

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