Question

Knapp Industries began business on January 1, 2018 by issuing all of its 1,550,000 authorized shares of its $1 par value common stock for $30 per share. On June 30, Knapp declared a cash dividend of $1.25 per share to stockholders of record on July 31. Knapp paid the cash dividend on August 30. On November 1, Knapp reacquired 310,000 of its own shares of stock for $35 per share. On December 22, Knapp resold 155,000 of these shares for $41 per share.
Required:
a. Prepare all of the necessary journal entries to record the events described above.
b. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 assuming that the net income for the year was $8,000,000

Answer 1

Journal Entries- Knapp
Date Accoutn Tittle Debit Credit
1-Jan Cash (1550000*35) $54,250,000.00
Common Stock (1550000*1) $1,550,000.00
Additional Paid in Capital - CommonS tock $52,700,000.00
30-Jun Retained Earning $1,937,500.00
Dividend Payable ( 1.25*1550000) $1,937,500.00
30-Aug Dividend Payable $1,937,500.00
Cash $1,937,500.00
1-Nov Treasury Stock $10,850,000.00
Cash (310000*35) $10,850,000.00
22-Dec Cash (155000*41) $6,355,000.00
Treasury Stock (155000*35) $5,425,000.00
Additional Paid in Capital - Treasury Stock $930,000.00
Stockholder Equity Section
Common Stock $1,550,000.00
Additional Paid in Capital - CommonS tock $52,700,000.00
Additional Paid in Capital - Treasury Stock $930,000.00
Retained Earning (8000000-1937500) $6,062,500.00
Less: Treasury Stock (10850000-5425000) -$5,425,000.00
Total Stockholder Equity $55,817,500.00