Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 9th Edition by Wayne W McManus, Daniel F Viele, David H Marshall

Exercise 83

Transaction analysis—various accounts Enter the following column headings across the top of a sheet of paper:

		Other		Paid-In	Retained	Treasury	Net
Transaction	Cash	Assets	Liabilities	Capital	Earnings	Stock	Income

Enter the transaction letter in the first column and show the effect (if any) of each of the following transactions on each financial statement category by entering a plus (+) or minus (—) sign and the amount in the appropriate column. Do not show items that affect net income in the retained earnings column. You may also write the entries to record these transactions. You should assume that the transactions occurred in the same chronological sequence as listed here:

a. Sold 5,200 shares of $10 par value preferred stock at $12.50 per share.

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b. Declared the annual cash dividend of $3.20 per share on common stock. There were 18,400 shares of common stock issued and outstanding throughout the year.

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c. Issued 6,400 shares of $10 par value preferred stock in exchange for a building when the market price of preferred stock was $14 per share.

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d. Purchased 300 shares of preferred stock for the treasury at a price of $16 per share.

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e. Sold 140 shares of the preferred stock held in treasury (see d) for $17 per share.

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f. Declared and issued a 15% stock dividend on the $1 par value common stock when the market price per share was $45.

Step 1 of 2

Transaction analysis-Various accounts:

The presentation of given transactions using proper prescribed headings is as follows: