Swifty Corporation is a regional company which is an SEC registrant. The corporation's securities are thinly...

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Swifty Corporation is a regional company which is an SEC registrant. The corporation's securities are thinly traded on NASDAQ. Swifty Corp. has issued 11,500 units. Each unit consists of a $594 par value, 12% subordinated debenture and 9 shares of $6 par common stock. The units were sold to outside investors for cash at $968 per unit. Prior to this sale, the 2-week ask price of common stock was $44 per share. Twelve percent is a reasonable market yield for the debentures, and therefore the par value of the bonds is equal to the fair value. (a) Prepare the journal entry to record Swifty's transaction, under the following conditions. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to O decimal places, e.g. 38,487. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) 1. Employing the incremental method. 2. Employing the proportional method, assuming the recent price quote on the common stock reflects fair value. No. Account Titles and Explanation 1. 2. Debit Credit Swifty Corporation is a regional company which is an SEC registrant. The corporation's securities are thinly traded on NASDAQ. Swifty Corp. has issued 11,500 units. Each unit consists of a $594 par value, 12% subordinated debenture and 9 shares of $6 par common stock. The units were sold to outside investors for cash at $968 per unit. Prior to this sale, the 2-week ask price of common stock was $44 per share. Twelve percent is a reasonable market yield for the debentures, and therefore the par value of the bonds is equal to the fair value. (a) Prepare the journal entry to record Swifty's transaction, under the following conditions. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to O decimal places, e.g. 38,487. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) 1. Employing the incremental method. 2. Employing the proportional method, assuming the recent price quote on the common stock reflects fair value. No. Account Titles and Explanation 1. 2. Debit Credit