Stock Transactions for Corporate Expansion On December 1 of the current year, th

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Stock Transactions for Corporate Expansion

On December 1 of the current year, the following accounts and their balances appear in the ledger of Latte Corp., a coffee processor:

At the annual stockholders' meeting on March 31, the board of directors presented a plan for modernizing and expanding plant operations at a cost of approximately $19,100,000. The plan provided (a) that a building, valued at $3,200,000, and the land on which it is located, valued at $4,700,000, be acquired in accordance with preliminary negotiations by the issuance of 75,000 shares of common stock, (b) that 60,000 shares of the unissued preferred stock be issued through an underwriter, and (c) that the corporation borrow $6,400,000. The plan was approved by the stockholders and accomplished by the following transactions:

Required:

Journalize the entries to record the foregoing transactions.

For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

May 11. Issued 75,000 shares of common stock in exchange for land and a building, according to the plan.

May 20. Issued 60,000 shares of preferred stock, receiving $80 per share in cash.

May 31. Borrowed $6,400,000 from Laurel National, giving a 6% mortgage note.

Preferred 2% Stock, $75 par (500,000 shares authorized, 90,000 shares issued) $6,750,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock 1,080,000 Common Stock, $100 par (800,000 shares authorized, 280,000 shares issued) 28,000,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock 2,240,000 Retained Earnings 56,000,000

Explanation / Answer

a Land 3200000 Building 4700000       Common Stock 7500000       Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock 400000 b Cash 4800000        Preferred Stock 4500000        Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock 300000 c Cash 6400000        Mortgage Note Payable 6400000

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