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Problem 1 - Journalizing stock issuance and cash dividends and preparing the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet

C-C ell Wireless needed additional capital to expand, so the business incorporated. The charter from the state of Georgia authorizes C-Cell to issue 50,000 shares of 7%, $50 par value cumulative preferred stock and 120,000 shares of $2 par value common stock. During the first month, C-Cell completed the following transactions:

Oct. 2 - Issued 22,000 shares of common stock for a building with a market value of $120,000.

Oct. 6 - Issued 900 shares of preferred stock for $70 per share.

Oct. 9 - Issued 12,000 shares of common stock for cash of $60,000.

Oct. 10 - Declared a $16,000 cash dividend for stockholders of record on Oct. 20. Use a separate Dividends Payable account for preferred and common stock.

Oct. 25 - Paid the cash dividend. 

Requirements

1. Record the transactions in the general journal.

2. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of C-Cell's balance sheet at October 31, 2016. Assume C-Cell's net income for the month was $96,000.

Problem 2 - Accounting for long-term notes payable transactions

Consider the following note payable transactions of Caldwell Video Productions.

2016

Apr. 1 Purchased equipment costing $56,000 by issuing a seven-year, 13% note payable. The note requires annual principal payments of $8,000 plus interest each April 1.

Dec. 31 Accrued interest on the note payable.

2017

Apr. 1 Paid the first installment on the note.

Dec. 31 Accrued interest on the note payable.

Requirements -

1. Journalize the transactions for the company.

2. Considering the given transactions only, what are Caldwell Video Productions' total liabilities on December 31, 2017?

Problem 3 - Reporting liabilities

At December 31, MediAssist Precision Instruments owes $51,000 on Accounts Payable, Salaries Payable of $12,000, and Income Tax Payable of $10,000. MediAssist also has $280,000 of Bonds Payable that were issued at face value that require   payment of a $50,000 installment next year and the remainder in later years. The bonds payable require an annual interest payment of $5,000, and MediAssist still owes this interest for the current year. Report MediAssist's liabilities on its classified balance sheet.

Problem 4 - Classifying and accounting for stock investments

1. Dec. 31 Fair Value Adjustment-Trading CR $1,100

Hartford Today Publishers completed the following trading investment transactions during 2016 and 2017:

2016

Dec. 6 Purchased 1,100 shares of Golden stock at a price of $22.00 per share, intending to sell the investment next month.

23 Received a cash dividend of 11.10 per share on the Golden stock.

31 Adjusted the investment to its market value of $21.00 per share.

2017

Jan. 27 Sold the Golden stock for $21.60 per share.

Requirements -

1. Journalize Hartford Today's investment transactions. Explanations are not required.

2. On December 31, 2016, how would the Golden stock be classified and at what value would it be reported on the balance sheet?

Problem 5 - Preparing the statement of cash flows-indirect method

Net Cash Used for Inv. Act. $(16,000)

Accountants for Smithson, Inc. have assembled the following data for the year ended December 31, 2016:


2016

2015

Current Assets:



Cash

$102,700

$ 20,000

Accounts Receivable

63,500

69,500

Merchandise Inventory

85,000

80,000

Current Liabilities:



Accounts Payable

$ 57,900

$ 56,000

Income Tax Payable

14,400

17,000

 

Transaction Data for 2016:

Issuance of common stock for cash

$ 42,000

Payment of notes payable

42,100

Depreciation expense

25,000

Payment of cash dividends

52,000

Purchase of equipment with cash

73,000

Issuance of notes payable to borrow cash

60,000

Acquisition of land by issuing long-term notes payable

118,000

Gain on sale of building

4,000

Book value of building sold

53,000

Net income

69,500

Prepare Smithson's statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Include an accompanying schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities.

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