Sarasota Corp. is authorized to issue both preferred and common
stock. The par value of the preferred is $ 50. During the first
year of operations, the company had the following events and
transactions pertaining to its preferred stock.
Feb. 1 | Issued 50,800 shares for cash at $ 128 per share. | |
July 1 |
Issued 150,600 shares for cash at $ 71 per share. |
a. Journalize the transactions.
b. Post to the stockholders’ equity accounts. (Use T-accounts.)
Journal entry
Date | account and explanation | debit | credit |
Feb 1 | Cash (50800*128) | 6502400 | |
Preferred stock | 2540000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value-preferred stock | 3962400 | ||
(To record preferred stock) | |||
July 1 | Cash (150600*71) | 10692600 | |
Preferred stock | 7530000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value-preferred stock | 3162600 | ||
(To record preferred stock) |
T Account
Preferred stock
Cash | 2540000 | ||
Cash | 7530000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par value
Cash | 3962400 | ||
Cash | 3162600 | ||
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