Question: Selected transactions completed by Primo Discount Corporation during the current fiscal year are as follows: Jan. 9 Split the common stock 3 for 1 and

Selected transactions completed by Primo Discount Corporation during the current fiscal year are as follows:

Jan.

9

Split the common stock 3 for 1 and reduced the par from $75 to $25 per share. After the split, there were 1,200,000 common shares outstanding.

Feb.

28

Purchased 40,000 shares of the corporations own common stock at $28, recording the stock at cost.

May

1

Declared semiannual dividends of $0.80 on 75,000 shares of preferred stock and $0.12 on the common stock to stockholders of record on June 1, payable on July 10.

Jul.

10

Paid the cash dividends.

Sep.

7

Sold 30,000 shares of treasury stock at $34, receiving cash.

Oct.

1

Declared semiannual dividends of $0.80 on the preferred stock and $0.12 on the common stock (before the stock dividend). In addition, a 2% common stock dividend was declared on the common stock outstanding. The fair market value of the common stock is estimated at $36.

Dec.

1

Paid the cash dividends and issued the certificates for the common stock dividend.

EQUITY

311

Common Stock

312

Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock

315

Treasury Stock

321

Preferred Stock

322

Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock

331

Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock

340

Retained Earnings

351

Cash Dividends

352

Stock Dividends

390

Income Summary

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