Question: Comprehensive Problem 4 Part 1: Selected transactions completed by Equinox Products Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, Year 1, were as follows: 1.

Comprehensive Problem 4 Part 1:

Selected transactions completed by Equinox Products Inc. during the fiscal year ended December 31, Year 1, were as follows:

1. Journalize the selected transactions.

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a. Issued 15,000 shares of $20 par common stock at $30, receiving cash.

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b. Issued 4,000 shares of $80 par preferred 5% stock at $100, receiving cash.

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c. Issued $500,000 of 10-year, 5% bonds at 104, with interest payable semiannually.

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d. Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on common stock and $1.00 per share on preferred stock. On the date of record, 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding, no treasury shares were held and 20,000 shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

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e. Paid the cash dividends declared in (d).

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f. Purchased 7,500 shares of Solstice Corp. at $40 per share plus a $150 brokerage commission. The investment is classified as an available-for-sale investment.

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g. Purchased 8,000 shares of treasury common stock at $33 per share.

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h. Purchased 40,000 shares of Pinkberry Co. stock directly from the founders for $24 per share. Pinkberry has 125,000 shares issued and outstanding. Equinox Products Inc. treated the investment as an equity method investment.

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i. Declared a $1.00 quarterly cash dividend per share on preferred stock. On the date of record, 20,000 shares of preferred stock had been issued.

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j. Paid the cash dividends to the preferred stockholders.

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k. Received $27,500 dividend from Pinkberry Co. investment in (h).

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l. Purchased $90,000 of Dream Inc. 10-year, 5% bonds, directly from the issuing company, at their face amount plus accrued interest of $375. The bonds are classified as a held-to-maturity long-term investment.

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m. Sold, at $38 per share, 2,600 shares of treasury common stock purchased in (g).

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n. Received a dividend of $0.60 per share from the Solstice Corp. investment in (f).

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o. Sold 1,000 shares of Solstice Corp. at $45, including commission.

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p. Recorded the payment of semiannual interest on the bonds issued in (c) and the amortization of the premium for six months. The amortization is determined using the straight-line method.

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q. Accrued interest for three months on the Dream Inc. bonds purchased in (l).

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r. Pinkberry Co. recorded total earnings of $240,000. Equinox Products recorded equity earnings for its share of Pinkberry Co. net income.

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s. The fair value for Solstice Corp. stock was $39.02 per share on December 31, Year 1. The investment is adjusted to fair value, using a valuation allowance account. Assume that Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments had a beginning balance of zero.

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