Return to the Gala Fruit Corp. data in Starter 14-10. Gala Fruit had 10,000 common shares outstanding

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Return to the Gala Fruit Corp. data in Starter 14-10. Gala Fruit had 10,000 common shares outstanding on January 1, 2014. Gala Fruit declared and paid preferred dividends of $1,500 during 2014. In addition, Gala Fruit paid a 20 percent common stock dividend on June 30. Show how Gala Fruit Corp. reported EPS data on its 2014 income statement.


Data from 14-10

Gala Fruit Corp’s accounting records include the following items, listed in no particular order, at December 31, 2014.

Other gains (losses) Cost of goods sold $(12,500) Net sales revenue Operating expenses $100,000 35,000 30,000 9,500 Acco


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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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132690089

9th Canadian Edition volume 2

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison Jr., Jo Ann L. Johnston, Carol A. Meissner, Peter R. Norwood

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