Question: E 1 5 . 1 8 ( LO 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) Groupwork ( Dividends and Stockholders Equity Section ) Anne

E15.18(LO 1,2,3,4) Groupwork (Dividends and Stockholders Equity Section) Anne Cleves
Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders equity section of its December 31,2019,
balance sheet.
Preferred stock, 10%, $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 2020, Cleves took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders equity.
1. Paid the annual 2019 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on com-
mon stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31,2019.
2. Purchased 1,700 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $40 per share. Cleves uses the cost
method.
3. Reissued 700 treasury shares for land valued at $30,000.
4. Issued 500 shares of preferred stock at $105 per share.
5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for
$45 per share.
6. Issued the stock dividend.
7. Declared the annual 2020 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend
on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2021.
Instructions
a. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions described above.
b. Prepare the December 31,2020, stockholders equity section. Assume 2020 net income was
$330,000

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