ACC 423 Final Exam
Question 1: Buttercup Corporation issued 250 shares of $11 par value common stock for $4,125. Prepare Buttercup' journal entry.
Question 2: Wilco Corporation has the following account balances at December 31, 2012.
Common stock, $5 par value $511,670
Treasury stock 95,260
Retained earnings 2,400,840
Paid-in capital in excess of par 1,320,150
Prepare Wilco's December 31, 2012, stockholders' equity section
Question 3: Woolford Inc. declared a cash dividend of $1.38 per share on its 2.22 million outstanding shares. The dividend was declared on August 1, payable on September 9 to all stockholders of record on August 15. Prepare the journal entries necessary on those three dates.
Question 4: The outstanding capital stock of Pennington Corporation consists of 3,100 shares of $109 par value, 6% preferred, and 5,700 shares of $52 par value common.
Assuming that the company has retained earnings of $83,000, all of which is to be paid out in dividends, and that preferred dividends were not paid during the 2 years preceding the current year, state how much each class of stock should receive under each of the following conditions.
Question 5: Martinez Company's ledger shows the following balances on December 31, 2012.
5% Preferred stock-$10 par value, outstanding 22,480 shares $224,800
Common stock-$100 par value, outstanding 33,720 shares 3,372,000
Retained earnings 708,120
Assuming that the directors decide to declare total dividends in the amount of $298,984, determine how much each class of stock should receive under each of the conditions stated below. One year's dividends are in arrears on the preferred stock.
Question 6: On January 1, 2012, Barwood Corporation granted 5,040 options to executives. Each option entitles the holder to purchase one share of Barwood's $5 par value common stock at $50 per share at any time during the next 5 years. The market price of the stock is $72 per share on the date of grant.