Question

Towson Corp., was organized on January 2, 2018. During the first year of operation, Towson issued 50,000 shares of $9 par value common stock at a price of $35 cash per share. On December 31, 2018, Towson reported Net Income of $250,000 and paid $50,000 cash dividends. Use this information to determine the dollar amounts that Towson will report on its year end Balance Sheet for Paid in Capital Common Stock in Excess to par

Answer 1

Paid in Capital Common Stock in Excess to par = (35-9)*50,000=1,300,000

Paid in Capital Common Stock in Excess to par is the difference between the par value of the share and the market value or fair value it was sold at, in this case the par value per share was 9 and market value was 35 , there fore we multiplied their difference by 50,000 to get the total difference.

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