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Selected transactions completed by Primo Discount Corporation during the current

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Selected transactions completed by Primo Discount Corporation during the current fiscal year are as follows:

Journalize the transactions. If no entry is required, simply skip to the next transaction. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Chart of Accounts

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Journalize the transactions. If no entry is required, simply skip to the next transaction. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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Jan. 9 Split the common stock 3 for 1 and reduced the par from $75 to $25 per share. After the split, there were 1,150,500 common shares outstanding. Feb. 28 Purchased 41,400 shares of the corporation’s own common stock at $28, recording the stock at cost. May 1 Declared semiannual dividends of $0.80 on 74,100 shares of preferred stock and $0.12 on the common stock to stockholders of record on June 1, payable on July 10. Jul. 10 Paid the cash dividends. Sep. 7 Sold 29,000 shares of treasury stock at $33, receiving cash. Oct. 1 Declared semiannual dividends of $0.80 on the preferred stock and $0.12 on the common stock (before the stock dividend). In addition, a 2% common stock dividend was declared on the common stock outstanding. The fair market value of the common stock is estimated at $36. Dec. 1 Paid the cash dividends and issued the certificates for the common stock dividend.

Explanation / Answer

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

Jan-09

No journal entry is necessary

Feb-28

Treasury stock (41,400 x $28)

$ 1,159,200.00

Cash

$ 1,159,200.00

May-01

Cash dividends

$ 192,372.00

Cash dividend payable

$ 192,372.00

        (74,100 x $0.80) + (1,109,100 x $0.12)

Jul-10

Cash dividend payable

$ 192,372.00

Cash

$ 192,372.00

Sep-07

Cash (29,000 x $33)

$ 957,000.00

Treasury stock (29,000*$28)

$ 812,000.00

Paid in capital from sale of Treasury stock

$ 145,000.00

Oct-01

Cash dividends

$ 195,852.00

Cash dividend payable

$ 195,852.00

(74,100 x 1.20) + (1,138,100 x 0.12)

Stock dividends (1,138,100 x 2% x $36)

$ 819,432.00

Stock dividends distributable (1,138,100 x 2% x $25)

$ 569,050.00

Paid in capital in excess of par – Common stock

$ 250,382.00

Dec-01

Cash dividend payable

$ 195,852.00

Cash

$ 195,852.00

Stock dividends distributable

$ 569,050.00

Common stock

$ 569,050.00

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

Jan-09

No journal entry is necessary

Feb-28

Treasury stock (41,400 x $28)

$ 1,159,200.00

Cash

$ 1,159,200.00

May-01

Cash dividends

$ 192,372.00

Cash dividend payable

$ 192,372.00

        (74,100 x $0.80) + (1,109,100 x $0.12)

Jul-10

Cash dividend payable

$ 192,372.00

Cash

$ 192,372.00

Sep-07

Cash (29,000 x $33)

$ 957,000.00

Treasury stock (29,000*$28)

$ 812,000.00

Paid in capital from sale of Treasury stock

$ 145,000.00

Oct-01

Cash dividends

$ 195,852.00

Cash dividend payable

$ 195,852.00

(74,100 x 1.20) + (1,138,100 x 0.12)

Stock dividends (1,138,100 x 2% x $36)

$ 819,432.00

Stock dividends distributable (1,138,100 x 2% x $25)

$ 569,050.00

Paid in capital in excess of par – Common stock

$ 250,382.00

Dec-01

Cash dividend payable

$ 195,852.00

Cash

$ 195,852.00

Stock dividends distributable

$ 569,050.00

Common stock

$ 569,050.00

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