Question

On January 1, Skysong, Inc. had 90,500 shares of no-par common stock issued and outstanding. The stock has a stated value of $5 per share. During the year, the following occurred.
Apr1. Issued 21,000 additional shares of common stock for $19 per share.
June15. Declared a cash dividend of $1 per share to stockholders of record on June 30.
July10. Paid the $1 cash dividend. Dec.1Issued 2,500 additional shares of common stock for $18 per share.
December15. Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $4.30 per share to stockholders of record on December 31.
Prepare the entries, on each of the three dividend dates. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
June15
July10
Dec15

Answer 1

Answer:

No. of shares outstanding = A

Par Value (at $5)  = B

Additional Paid in capital in excess of Par = C

Dividend  = D

                                          A             B(A*$5)            C               D

Jan 1 balance               90,500       $452,500          $0

                                    shares

Add: Issued Apr 1         21,000         $105,000   $294000

                                    shares

June 30 Balance         111,500      $557,500   $294,000   $111,500

                                    shares                                     [111,500 shares x $1]

Add: Dec 1 Issued       2,500 shares $12,500      $32,500

Dec 31 Balance            114,000         $570,000  $326,500  $490,200

                                                                                  [114,000 shares x $4.3]

Journal Entries based on above

Date         Accounts Titles          Debit            Credit

15-Jun     Dividends                 $111,500

                    Dividends payable                     $111,500

10-Jun      Cash                         $111,500

                     Dividends                                 $111,500

15-Dec      Dividends                   $490,200

                     Dividends payable                   $490,200