Question

On January 1, 2018, Fascom had the following account balances in its shareholders' equity accounts.

Common stock, $1 par, 250,000 shares issued 250,000

Paid-in capital—excess of par, common 500,000

Paid-in capital—excess of par, preferred 100,000

Preferred stock, $100 par, 10,000 shares outstanding 1,000,000

Retained earnings 2,000,000

Treasury stock, at cost, 5,000 shares 25,000

During 2018, Fascom Inc. had several transactions relating to common stock.

1. January 15: Declared a property dividend of 100,000 shares of Slowdown Company (book value $10 per share, fair value $9 per share).

2. February 17: Distributed the property dividend.

3. April 10: A 2-for-1 stock split was declared and distributed on outstanding common stock and effected in the form of a stock dividend. The fair value of the stock was $4 on this date.

4. July 18: Declared and distributed a 3% stock dividend on outstanding common stock. The fair value is $5 per share.

5. December 1: Declared a 50 cents per share cash dividend on the outstanding common shares.

6. December 20: Paid the cash dividend.

Required: Without preparing journal entries, prepare the shareholders' equity section of Fascom's balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. Assume net income is $500,000 for 2018.

Answer 1

Solution

Shareholders Equity:

Preferred stock, 10000 shares at $100 par	$1,000,000
Common stock, 509,700 shares at $1 par	$509,700*
Paid in capital-excess of par, preferred	$100,000
Paid in capital-excess of par, common	$558,800**
Retained earnings	$1,029,150***
Treasury stock, at cost, 5000 shares	(25,000)
Total shareholders equity	$3,172,650

* (250,000-5,000) ×2(two in one stock split)

=490,000×1.03×$1=$504,700+$5000(treasury shares at $1)

=$509,700

**$500,000+[(490,000×3%) ×($5-$1) ]=$558,800

***$200,000-(100,000×$9) - [(250,000-5000) ×$1] - [(490,000×3%) ×$5] -(504,700×$.50) +$500,000

=$1,029,150