You have been assigned to the audit of Belcore Inc., a manufacturing company. You have been asked

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You have been assigned to the audit of Belcore Inc., a manufacturing company. You have been asked to summarize the transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008, affecting stockholders’ equity and other related accounts. The Stockholders’ Equity section of Belcore’s December 31, 2007, balance sheet follows:
Stockholders’ Equity
Contributed capital:
Common stock, $2 par value, 500,000 shares authorized,
90,000 shares issued, 88,790 shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 180,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,820,000
Paid-in capital from treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,500
Total contributed capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,022,500
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,689
Total contributed capital and retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,347,189
Less: Cost of 1,210 shares of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,600
Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,274,589

You have extracted the following information from the accounting records and audit working papers.

2008
Jan. 15 Belcore reissued 650 shares of treasury stock for $40 per share. The 1,210 shares of treasury stock on hand at December 31, 2007, were purchased in one block in 2007. Belcore used the cost method for recording the treasury shares purchased.
Feb. 2 Sold 90, $1,000, 9% bonds due February 1, 2011, at 103 with one detachable stock warrant attached to each bond. Interest is payable annually on February 1. The fair market value of the bonds without the stock warrants is 97. The detachable warrants have a fair value of $60 each and expire on February 1, 2009. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase 10 shares of common stock at $40 per share.
Mar. 6 Subscriptions for 1,400 shares of common stock were issued at $44 per share, payable 40% down and the balance by March 20.
20 The balance due on 1,200 shares was received and those shares were issued. The subscriber who defaulted on the 200 remaining shares forfeited the down payment in accordance with the subscription agreement.
Nov. 1 There were 55 stock warrants detached from the bonds and exercised.

Instructions:
Provide journal entries required to summarize the preceding transactions.

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...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324312140

16th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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