The stockholders' equity section of Wildhorse Co. balance sheet at December 31 is presented here:
WILDHORSE
CO. Balance Sheet (partial) |
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Stockholders' equity | |||||
Paid-in capital | |||||
Preferred stock, cumulative, 11,000 shares authorized, | |||||
6,000 shares issued and outstanding | $600,000 | ||||
Common stock, no par, 750,000 shares authorized, | |||||
600,000 shares issued | 6,000,000 | ||||
Total paid-in capital | 6,600,000 | ||||
Retained earnings | 1,450,000 | ||||
Total paid-in capital and retained earnings | 8,050,000 | ||||
Less: Treasury stock (5,000 common shares) | 41,000 | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | $8,009,000 |
From a review of the stockholders' equity section, answer the
following questions.
How many shares of common stock are outstanding?
Outstanding shares | enter a number of shares shares |
Assuming there is a stated value, what is the stated value of the common stock?
Stated value of common stock | $enter a dollar amount per share | per share |
What is the par value of the preferred stock?
Par value of preferred stock | $enter a dollar amount per share | per share |
If the annual dividend on preferred stock is $31,000, what is the dividend rate on preferred stock? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)
Dividend rate on preferred stock | enter dividend rate on preferred stock in persentages % |
If dividends of $64,000 were in arrears on preferred stock, what would be the balance reported for retained earnings?
Balance for Retained Earnings | $enter a dollar amount |
Solution:
a)Calculation of number of shares of common stock outstanding
Opening no. of shares outsatanding=600,000 shares
Less:Bought back(Treasury Stock)=5000 shares
No. of shares oustanding 595,000 shares
Treasury stock refers to previously oustanding stock that is bought back.
b)Calculation of stated value of Common stock
Stated Value=$6,000,000/600000 shares
=$10 per share
c)Calculation of Par value of Preferred stock
Par Value=Amount /No. of shares
=$600,000/ 6,000 shares
=$100 per share
d)Calculation of dividend rate on preferred stock
Dividend Per share=$31,000/60000 shares
=$5.17
Dividend Rate=(Dividend Per share/Par value per share)*100
=($5.17/$100)*100
=5.17%
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