Tristar Production Company began operations on September 1,
2018. Listed below are a number of transactions that occurred
during its first four months of operations.
- On September 1, the company acquired five acres of land with a
building that will be used as a warehouse. Tristar paid $100,000 in
cash for the property. According to appraisals, the land had a fair
value of $75,000 and the building had a fair value of
$45,000.
- On September 1, Tristar signed a $40,000 noninterest-bearing
note to purchase equipment. The $40,000 payment is due on September
1, 2019. Assume that 8% is a reasonable interest rate.
- On September 15, a truck was donated to the corporation.
Similar trucks were selling for $2,500.
- page 564On September 18, the company paid its lawyer $3,000 for
organizing the corporation.
- On October 10, Tristar purchased maintenance equipment for
cash. The purchase price was $15,000 and $500 in freight charges
also were paid.
- On December 2, Tristar acquired various items of office
equipment. The company was short of cash and could not pay the
$5,500 normal cash price. The supplier agreed to accept 200 shares
of the company's no-par common stock in exchange for the equipment.
The fair value of the stock is not readily determinable.
- On December 10, the company acquired a tract of land at a cost
of $20,000. It paid $2,000 down and signed a 10% note with both
principal and interest due in one year. Ten percent is an
appropriate rate of interest for this note.
Prepare journal entries to record each of the above
transactions.