Question

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters)—Wright Medical Group, a maker of reconstructive implants for knees and hips, on Tuesday filed to sell 3 million shares of common stock. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it said it plans to use the proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, working capital, research and development, and acquisitions. After the sale there will be about 31.5 million shares outstanding in the Arlington, Tennessee-based company, according to the SEC filing. Wright shares closed at $17.15 on Nasdaq. The common stock of Wright Medical Group has a par of $0.01 per share. Required: Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the shares assuming the price existing when the announcement was made and ignoring share issue costs. (If

Answer 1

Answer:

The journal entry is as follows:

Cash A/c                                                          Dr.  $51.45

To Paid in capital in excess of par value A/c                   $51.42

To Common shares A/c                                                     $0.03

(To record the sale of the shares)    

Note: The amount mentioned in debit and credit column in the above journal entry are in the millions of dollar.

Workings:

Cash = Shares sold × shares closing price

        = $3 million × $17.15

        = $51.45 million

Common shares = Shares sold × Par value per share

                            = $3 million × $0.01

                            = $0.03 million

Paid in capital in excess of par value = Cash - Common shares

                                                              = $51.45 - $0.03

                                                              = $51.42