At December 31, 20x3 Adair Ltd. had 600,000 shares outstanding
that had been issued for $3.75 per share. In 20x4 the company made
the following transactions: • on May 2, 150,000 shares are issued
at $7.20 • on July 16, 80,000 shares are repurchased and cancelled
at $5.00 • on December 15, a $0.40 per share dividend is
declares
Required –
Prepare the journal entries for the 20x4 transactions.
Date | Account Names | Debit | Credit |
02-May | Cash (7.2 x 150,000) | $1,080,000.00 | |
Common Stock | $1,080,000.00 | ||
16-Jul | Common Stock (80,000 x 4.44) | $ 355,200.00 | |
Additional Paid in Capital | $ 44,800.00 | ||
Cash (80,000 x 5) | $ 400,000.00 | ||
15-Dec | Retained Earnings (670,000 x 0.40) | $ 268,000.00 | |
Cash | $ 268,000.00 |
Calculation of book value per share
No of Shares | Value | |
Opening balance | 600,000.00 | $2,250,000.00 |
Issue | 150,000.00 | $1,080,000.00 |
Total | 750,000.00 | $3,330,000.00 |
Book Value Per Share | $ 4.44 |
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