Reference no: EM132674106
Metlock Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders' equity section of its December 31, 2019, balance sheet.
Preferred stock, 9%, $100 par (10,000 shares authorized, 2,200 shares issued) $220,000
Common stock, $5 par (92,500 shares authorized, 18,500 shares issued) 92,500
Additional paid-in capital 130,000
Retained earnings 447,000
Total $889,500
During 2020, Metlock took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders' equity.
1. Paid the annual 2019 $9 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2019.
2. Purchased 1,800 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $38 per share. Metlock uses the cost method.
3. Reissued 600 treasury shares for land valued at $29,500.
4. Issued 500 shares of preferred stock at $106 per share.
5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for $41 per share.
6. Issued the stock dividend.7.Declared the annual 2020 $9 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2021.
Problem 1: Prepare journal entries to record the transactions described above. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)