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Dividends and Stockholders’ Equity Section

Situation:

Elizabeth Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders’ equity section of its                                                            

December 31, 2012, balance sheet.                                                        

Preferred stock, 8%, $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 2013, Elizabeth took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders’ equity.

Paid the annual 2012 $8 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2012.

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

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

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

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

Issued the stock dividend.

Declared the annual 2013 $8 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2014.


Instruction:

(a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions describe above. Please show work.

(b). prepare the december 31, 2013 stockholders equity section. assume 2013 net income was $330,000

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