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exercise 2 Given the following data for 2014: 50000:2000 = 2, 25

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exercise 2 Given the following data for 2014: 50000:2000 = 2, 25.1000-2500 Common stock Preferred stock, 10% Paid-in capital in excess of par + Retained earnings (opening balance, credit) Cash dividends distributed in 2014 - Treasury shares Net loss for the year Preferred dividends in arrears Common stock issued Common stock outstanding Preferred stock issued and outstanding €50,000 €16,000 €220.000 €65,000 €8,500 - €4,800 €12,000 €2,000 20,000 shares 19,000 shares 4,000 shares 52.500 Required: 1. Prepare the shareholder's equity section of the balance sheet; 2. Determine the total paid-in capital; 3. Calculate the par value per share of common stock and preferred stock; 4. Calculate the book value per share of common stock and preferred stock. 5. In 2015 the company distributed a cash dividend of €4,500 and issued 1,000 shares of common stock to acquire a patent with a market value of €6,300. Journalize the transactions (differentiating between dividends to common and preferred shareholders) and calculate the updated book values per share of common and preferred stock.

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1.Balance Sheet      
Shareholder's Equity section      
Common stock, issued 20000 shares      
Common stock outstanding,19000 shares 50000    
Paid-in capital,in excess of par 220000 270000  
Preferred stock,10%, issued and outstanding, 4000 shares   16000  
Total paid -in capital     286000
Retained earnings     44500
Treasury shares     -4800
Total Shareholder's Equity     325700
Retained Earnings---workings    
  Debit Credit
Opening Balance   65000
Cash dividends distributed in 2014 8500  
Net loss for the year 12000  
Closing balance 44500  
  65000 65000
2. Total paid-in capital    
as shown in 1. above is    
Common stock outstanding,19000 shares 50000  
Paid-in capital,in excess of par 220000 270000
Preferred stock,10%, issued and outstanding, 4000 shares   16000
Total paid -in capital   286000
3.Par value per share of
Common stock--- Total par value/No.of shares issued, ie.50000/20000=
2.5
per share
 
Preferred stock----16000/4000=
4
per share
 
4.Book value per share of
Common stock---(Total shareholders' Equity-Preferred stock)/No.of shares o/s
ie. (325700-16000)/19000=
16.3
per share
 
Preferred stock----(Par value+Preferred dividend in arrears)/No.of shares o/s
ie.(16000+2000)/4000=
4.5
per share
5.. Journal Entries Debit Credit
Retained Earnings 2500  
Preferred dividend in arrears 2000  
Cash-Preferred dividends(2000+(16000*10%))   3600
Cash-common stock dividends (bal.)   900
     
Patent 6300  
Common stock(1000*2.5)   2500
Paid-in capital in excess of par   3800
Updated Book value per share of
Continuing from the above workings in 4., inserting the relevant values in the new journal entries, in 5,
Common stock---(Total shareholders' Equity-Preferred stock)/No.of shares o/s
ie. (325700-16000-2500+6300)/(19000+1000)=
313500/20000=
15.68
per share
 
Preferred stock----(Par value+Preferred dividend in arrears)/No.of shares o/s
ie.(16000+0)/4000=
4
per share
Pl. Note: Preferred dividend , in arrears , is a liability, till paid ---already debited in Retained Earnings a/c---so, will appear only as a liability & not part of shareholders' Equity.