Question

Indigo Corporation is authorized to issue both preferred and common stock. The par value of the preferred is $50. During the first year of operations, the company had the following events and transactions pertaining to its preferred stock.
Feb. 1 Issued 53,500 shares for cash at $52 per share.
July. 1 Issued 70,500 shares for cash at $57 per share.
Required:
(a) Journalize the transactions.
(b) Post to the stockholders' equity accounts. (Use T‐accounts.)
(c) Discuss the statement presentation of the accounts.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

a. The journal entries are shown below:                    

On Feb 1

Cash Dr $2,782,000  (53,500 shares × $52)

      To Preferred stock  $2,675,000    (53,500 shares × $50)

      To Paid in capital in excess of par - Preferred stock  $107,000

(Being the issuance of the preferred stock is recorded)

On July 1

Cash Dr $4,018,500  (70,500 shares × $57)

      To Preferred stock  $3,525,000    (70,500 shares × $50)

      To Paid in capital in excess of par - Preferred stock  $493,500

(Being the issuance of the preferred stock is recorded)

For recording these both transactions we debited the cash as it increased the assets and credited the preferred stock and additional paid in capital as it also increased the stockholder equity

b. The posting is as follows

                                     Preferred Stock

Date                               Debit               Date               Credit

                                                                       1-Feb $2,675,000  

                                                                         1-Jul $3,525,000

                            Paid in capital in excess of par - Preferred stock

Date                                Debit          Date           Credit

                                                                        1-Feb      $107,000

                                                                         1-Jul       $493,500

c. Now the presentation is shown below:

Preferred stock, $50 par value, 124,000 issued and outstanding - $6,200,000

Paid in capital in excess of par - Preferred stock - $600,500

It is presented on the stockholder equity statement