You have been assigned to the audit of Packer Inc., a manufacturing company. You have been asked

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You have been assigned to the audit of Packer Inc., a manufacturing company. You have been asked to summarize the transactions for the year ended December 31, 2011, affecting stockholders’ equity and other related accounts. The Stockholders’ Equity section of Packer’s December 31, 2010, balance sheet follows:

Stockholders’ Equity

Contributed capital:

Common stock, $2 par value, 300,000 shares authorized,

75,000 shares issued, 73,850 shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800,000

Paid-in capital from treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Total contributed capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,975,000

Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,741

Total contributed capital and retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,270,741

Less: Cost of 1,150 shares of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,750

Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,195,991

You have extracted the following information from the accounting records and audit working papers.

2011

Jan. 15 Packer reissued 850 shares of treasury stock for $50 per share. The 1,150 shares of treasury stock on hand at December 31, 2010, were purchased in one block in 2010. Packer used the cost method for recording the treasury shares purchased.

Feb. 2 Sold 80, $1,500, 9% bonds due February 1, 2014, at 103 with one detachable stock warrant attached to each bond. Interest is payable annually on February 1. The fair market value of the bonds without the stock warrants is 97. The detachable warrants have a fair value of $90 each and expire on February 1, 2012. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase 15 shares of common stock at $50 per share.

Mar. 6 Subscriptions for 1,800 shares of common stock were issued at $53 per share, payable 45% down and the balance by March 20.

20 The balance due on 1,500 shares was received and those shares were issued. The subscriber who defaulted on the 300 remaining shares forfeited the down payment in accordance with the subscription agreement.

Nov. 1 There were 65 stock warrants detached from the bonds and exercised.


Instructions:

Provide journal entries required to summarize the preceding transactions.


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...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324592375

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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