The following information is available for Grey Goose Inc.:
Beginning retained earnings $600,000
Cash dividends declared 60,000
Net income for 2014 120,000
Stock dividend declared 15,000
Understatement of last year's depreciation expense 30,000
Instructions
Based on the preceding information, prepare a retained earnings statement for 2014 in the box below.
GREY GOOSE INC.
Retained Earnings Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
PROBLEM
Timber Ridge Corporation was organized on January 1, 2013. During its first year, the corporation issued 40,000 shares of $5 par value preferred stock and 400,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. At December 31, the company declared the following cash dividends:
2013 $ 8,000
2014 $30,000
2015 $70,000
Instructions
(a) Show the allocation of dividends to each class of stock, assuming the preferred stock dividend is 5% and not cumulative.
(b) Show the allocation of dividends to each class of stock, assuming the preferred stock dividend is 6% and cumulative.
(c) Journalize the declaration of the cash dividend at December 31, 2015 using the assumption of part (b).
(a) Preferred Common Total
2013
2014
2015
(b) Preferred Common Total
2013
2014
2015
(c)
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