Concept explainers
Concept introduction:
Stocks (Common Stock and Preferred Stock):
These are two types of the share capital of a company. Common Stock represents the Common shares issued to the shareholders and preferred stock represents the
Cash dividend:
The Cash dividend is the amount of dividend paid to shareholders in cash. The Cash dividend is declared first and paid later. There are two
To calculate:
The amount of dividend that can be paid to common stockholders for the year 2019.
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
- Statement of Stockholders' Equity At the end of 2019, Stanley Utilities Inc. had the following equity accounts and balances: During 2020, Haley engaged in the following transactions involving its equity accounts: Sold 5,000 shares of common stock for $19 per share. Sold 1.200 shares of 12%, $50 par preferred stock at $75 per share. Declared and paid cash dividends of $22,000. Repurchased 1,000 shares of treasury stock (common) for $24 per share. Sold 300 of the treasury shares for $26 per share. Required: Prepare the journal entries for Transactions a through e. Assume that 2020 net income was $123,700. Prepare a statement of stockholders equity at December 31, 2020.arrow_forwardStatement of Stockholders' Equity At the end of 2019, Stanley Utilities Inc. had the following equity accounts and balances: During 2020, Stanley Utilities engaged in the following transactions involving its equity accounts: Sold 3,300 shares of common stock for $15 per share. Sold 1,000 shares of 12%, $100 par preferred stock at $105 per share. Declared and paid cash dividends of $8,000. Repurchased 1,000 shares of treasury stock (common) for $38 per share. Sold 400 of the treasury shares for $42 per share. Required: Prepare the journal entries for Transactions a through e. Assume that 2020 net income was $87,000. Prepare a statement of stockholders equity at December 31, 2020.arrow_forwardStock Dividend The balance sheet of Cohen Enterprises includes the following stockholders equity section: Required: On April 15, 2019, when its stock was selling for $18 per share, Cohen Enterprises issued a small stock dividend. After making the journal entry to recognize the stock dividend, Cohens total capital stock increased by $270,000. In percentage terms, what was the size of the stock dividend? Ignoring the small stock dividend discussed in Requirement 1, assume that on June 1, 2019, when its stock was selling for $22 per share, Cohen issued a large stock dividend. After making the journal entry to recognize the stock dividend, Cohens retained earnings decreased by $75,000. In percentage terms, what was the size of the stock dividend?arrow_forward
- Cumulative Preferred Dividends Capital stock of Barr Company includes: As of December 31, 2018, 2 years dividends are in arrears on the preferred stock. During 2019, Barr plans to pay dividends that total S360.000. Required: Determine the amount of dividends that will be paid to Barrs common and preferred stockholders in 2019. If Barr paid $280,000 of dividends, determine how much each group of stockholders would receive.arrow_forwardPercy Company has 15,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all of 2019. It also has 2 convertible securities outstanding at the end of 2019. These are: 1. Convertible preferred stock: 1,000 shares of 9%, 100 par, preferred stock were issued in 2015 for 140 per share. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 3.5 shares of common stock. The current dividends have been paid. To date, no preferred stock has been converted. 2. Convertible bonds: Bonds with a face value of 100,000 and an interest rate of 10% were issued at par on July 1, 2019. Each 1,000 bond is convertible into 35 shares of common stock. To date, no bonds have been converted. Percy earned net income of 54,000 during 2019. Its income tax rate is 30%. Required: Compute the 2019 diluted earnings per share. What earnings per share amount(s) would Percy report on its 2019 income statement?arrow_forwardCash Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock Lemon Inc. has the following information regarding its preferred and common stock: Preferred stock, S30 par, 12% cumulative; 300,000 shares authorized; 150,000 shares issued and outstanding Common stock, $2 par; 2,500,000 shares authorized; 1,200,000 shares issued; 1,000,000 outstanding As of December 31, 2019, Lemon was 3 years in arrears on its dividends. During 2020, Lemon declared and paid dividends. As a result, the common stockholders received dividends of $0.45 per share. Required: What was the total amount of dividends declared and paid? What journal entry was made at the date of declaration?arrow_forward
- Cash dividends on the 10 par value common stock of Garrett Company were as follows: The 4th-quarter cash dividend was declared on December 21, 2019, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2019. Payment of the 4th-quarter cash dividend was made on January 18, 2020. In addition, Garrett declared a 5% stock dividend on its 10 par value common stock on December 3, 2019, when there were 300,000 shares issued and outstanding and the market value of the common stock was 20 per share. The shares were issued on December 24, 2019. What was the effect on Garretts shareholders equity accounts as a result of the preceding transactions?arrow_forwardHyde Corporations capital structure at December 31, 2018, was as follows: On July 2, 2019, Hyde issued a 10% stock dividend on its common stock and paid a cash dividend of 2.00 per share on its preferred stock. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019, was 780,000. What should be Hydes 2019 basic earnings per share? a. 7.80 b. 7.09 c. 7.68 d. 6.73arrow_forwardWinona Company began 2019 with 10,000 shares of 10 par common stock and 2,000 shares of 9.4%, 100 par, convertible preferred stock outstanding. On April 2 and June 1, respectively, the company issued 2,000 and 6,000 additional shares of common stock. On November 16, Winona declared a 2-for-1 stock split. The preferred stock was issued in 2018. Each share of preferred stock is currently convertible into 4 shares of common stock. To date, no preferred stock has been converted. Current dividends have been paid on both preferred and common stock. Net income after taxes for 2019 totaled 109,800. The company is subject to a 30% income tax rate. The common stock sold at an average market price of 24 per share during 2019. Required: 1. Prepare supporting calculations for Winona and compute its: a. basic earnings per share b. diluted earnings per share 2. Show how Winona would report the earnings per share on its 2019 income statement. Include an accompanying note to the financial statements. 3. Next Level Assume Winona uses IFRS. Discuss what Winona would do differently for computing earnings per share, and then repeat Requirement 1 under IFRS.arrow_forward
- On January 1, 2019, Kittson Company had a retained earnings balance of 218,600. It is subject to a 30% corporate income tax rate. During 2019, Kittson earned net income of 67,000, and the following events occurred: 1. Cash dividends of 3 per share on 4,000 shares of common stock were declared and paid. 2. A small stock dividend was declared and issued. The dividend consisted of 600 shares of 10 par common stock. On the date of declaration, the market price of the companys common stock was 36 per share. 3. The company recalled and retired 500 shares of 100 par preferred stock. The call price was 125 per share; the stock had originally been issued for 110 per share. 4. The company discovered that it had erroneously recorded depreciation expense of 45,000 in 2018 for both financial reporting and income tax reporting. The correct depreciation for 2018 should have been 20,000. This is considered a material error. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record Items 1 through 4. 2. Prepare Kittsons statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019.arrow_forwardTreasury Stock, Cost Method Bush-Caine Company reported the following data on its December 31, 2018, balance sheet: The following transactions were reported by the company during 2019: 1. Reacquired 200 shares of its preferred stock at 57 per share. 2. Reacquired 500 shares of its common stock at 16 per share. 3. Sold 100 shares of preferred treasury stock at 58 per share. 4. Sold 200 shares of common treasury stock at 17 per share. 5. Sold 100 shares of common treasury stock at 9 per share. 6. Retired the shares of common stock remaining in the treasury. The company maintains separate treasury stock accounts and related additional paid-in capital accounts for each class of stock. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries required to record the treasury stock transactions using the cost method. 2. Assuming the company earned a net income in 2019 of 30.000 and declared and paid dividends of 10,000, prepare the shareholders equity section of its balance sheet at December 31, 2019.arrow_forwardCommon Dividends Thompson Payroll Service began in 2019 with 1,500,000 authorized and 820,000 issued and outstanding S8 par common shares. During 2019, Thompson entered into the following transactions: Declared a S0.20 per-share cash dividend on March 24. Paid the S0.20 per-share dividend on April 6. Repurchased 13,000 common shares for the treasury at a cost of S12 each on May 9. Sold 2,500 unissued common shares for $15 per share on June 19. Declared a $0.40 per-share cash dividend on August 1. Paid the $0.40 per-share dividend on September 14. Declared and paid a 10% stock dividend on October 25 when the market price of the common stock was $15 per share. Declared a 50.45 per-share cash dividend on November 20. Paid the $0.45 per-share dividend on December 20. Required: Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions. (Note: Round to the nearest dollar.) What is the total dollar amount of dividends (cash and stock) for the year? CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Determine the effect on total assets and total stockholders equity of these dividend transactions.arrow_forward
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