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
The amount to be reported as the cost of the land is $101,000
Explanation:
Given information
Paid cash - $90,000
Cost of property $7,600
Salvaged materials - $1,700
Attorney's fee for work concerning the land purchase - $1,100
Real estate broker's fee - $4,000
Architect's fee - $7,800
Put in driveways and a parking lot - $14,000
For computing the amount of the cost of the land, the Architect's fee and Put in driveways and a parking lot is not considered as it is not related to the land expenses. The computation is shown below
= Cash amount + Cost of property - Salvaged materials + Attorney's fee + Real estate broker's fee
= $90,000 + $7,600 - $1,700 + $1,100 + $4,000
= $101,000
Thus, the amount to be reported as the cost of the land is $101,000
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