Reference no: EM131988437
Problem - Elizabeth Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders' equity section of its December 31, 2012, balance sheet.
Preferred stock, 11%, $100 par (10,000 shares authorized, 2,200 shares issued) $220,000
Common stock, $5 par (107,400 shares authorized, 21,480 shares issued) 107,400
Additional paid-in capital 133,300
Retained earnings 474,100
Total $934,800
During 2013, Elizabeth took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders' equity.
1. Paid the annual 2012 $11 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2012.
2. Purchased 2,740 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $39 per share. Elizabeth uses the cost method.
3. Reissued 660 treasury shares for land valued at $34,710.
4. Issued 570 shares of preferred stock at $108 per share.
5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for $45 per share.
6. Issued the stock dividend.
7. Declared the annual 2013 $11 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2014.
(a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions described above.
(b) Prepare the December 31, 2013, stockholders' equity section. Assume 2013 net income was $333,400.