Included in the December 31, 2015, Jacobi Company
balance sheet was the following shareholders’ equity
section:
Jacobi Company Balance Sheet (Shareholders' Equity)
December 31, 2015
1 Contributed Capital:
2 Preferred stock, 6%, $100 par $200,000.00
3 Additional paid-in capital on preferred stock
12,000.00 $212,000.00
4 Common stock, $5 par $150,000.00
5 Additional paid-in capital on common stock
240,000.00 390,000.00
6 Total contributed capital $602,000.00
7 Retained earnings 627,000.00
8 Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss):
9 Unrealized decrease in value of available-for-sale
securities (41,000.00)
10 Total contributed capital, retained earnings, and
accumulated other comprehensive income $1,188,000.00
11 Less: Treasury stock (1,000 shares of common stock
at cost, acquired on 2/3/2015) (20,000.00)
12 Total Shareholders’ Equity $1,168,000.00
The company engaged in the following stock
transactions during 2016:
Jan. 4 Paid the semiannual dividend on the outstanding
preferred stock and a $1.60 per share annual dividend on the
outstanding common stock. These dividends had been declared on
December 1, 2015.
5 Issued 500 shares of preferred stock at $110 per
share.
22 Issued 4,000 shares of common stock at $23 per
share.
Apr. 2 Reissued 700 shares of treasury stock at $24
per share.
May 14 Declared a 10% stock dividend on the
outstanding common stock, payable on June 29. The common stock is
currently selling for $25 per share.
Jun. 4 Declared the semiannual cash dividend on the
outstanding preferred stock, payable on July 5.
29 Issued the stock dividend declared on May
14.
Jul. 5 Paid the cash dividend declared on June
4.
20 Split the common stock 2-for-1 and reduced the par
value to $2.50 per share.
Aug. 3 Declared a property dividend, payable to common
shareholders on September 14. The dividend consists of an
available-for-sale investment in 50 Drot Company bonds. The bonds
had been acquired for $45,000, but have a carrying value of
$30,000. The bonds are currently selling for $20,000.
Sep. 14 Paid the property dividend declared on August
3.
Dec. 3 Declared the semiannual cash dividend on the
outstanding preferred stock and a $0.90 per share annual dividend
on the outstanding common stock.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding
transactions.
2. Prepare the December 31, 2016, shareholders’ equity
section (assume that 2016 net income was $270,000).
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