Kanish Corporation's general ledger includes the following account balances:
Contributed Surplus |
Common Shares |
Retained Earnings |
$8,000 |
$270,000 |
$85,000 |
The Contributed Surplus account arose from net excess of proceeds over cost on a previous cancellation of common shares. The average cost of the common shares bought and cancelled in the first two transactions is $30 per share.
Instructions
Assuming that the above balances existed before any of the transactions that follow, record the journal entries for each transaction.
(a) Bought and cancelled 430 shares at $38 per share.
(b) Bought and cancelled 200 shares at $44 per share.
(c) Sold 3,200 shares at $41 per share.
(d) Sold 1,500 shares at $47 per share.
S. No. | Particulars | Debit($) | Credit($) |
a) | Common Shares A/c Dr. (430*$38) | 16340 | |
To Cash A/c (430*$30) | 12900 | ||
To General Reserve A/c | 3440 | ||
b) | Common Stock A/c Dr.(200*$44) | 8800 | |
To Cash A/c (200*$30) | 6000 | ||
To General Reserve A/c | 2800 | ||
c) | Cash A/c Dr. (3200*$41) | 131200 | |
To Common stock (3200*$30) | 96000 | ||
To Paid in Capital A/c | 35200 | ||
d) | Cash A/c Dr. (1500*$47) | 70500 | |
To Common stock A/c (1500*$30) | 45000 | ||
To Paid in Capital A/c | 25500 |
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