Question

Norwalk Corporation issued 10,000 shares of $50 par preferred stock at $74 a share. A stock warrant attached to each preferred share allows the holder to buy one share of $10 par common stock for $20. Right after issuance, the preferred stock sells ex-rights for $63 per share. The warrants began selling at $7 per warrant. The amount credited to Common Stock Warrants at issuance of the preferred stock is:

Answer 1

Answer:

$70,000

Explanation:

In this question, we are asked to calculate the amount credited to common stock warrants at issuance of the preferred stock.

A mathematical approach is needed to compute this.

Mathematically the amount credited to common stock warrants at issuance is calculated by multiplying the selling price of a warrant by the number of warrants.

The selling price of a warrant according to the question is $7. The number of shares issued is 10,000.

The amount credited to common stock warrants at issuance = $7 * 10,000 = $70,000