Preparing the stockholders equity section


Stockholders' Equity

Response to the following problem:

Wilk Manufacturing Corporation completed the following transactions during its first year of operation, 2010:

1. The state authorized the issuance of 30,000 shares of $5 par common stock; 15,000 shares were issued at $22 per share.

2. The state authorized the issuance of 6,000 shares of $50 par preferred stock. All 6,000 shares were issued at $70 per share.

3. Wilk reacquired 1,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at $18 per share. The cost method is used to account for treasury stock.

4. Wilk invested $50,000 of excess cash, not needed to finance operations, in long-term available-for-sale equity securities. At year-end, the market value of these securities was $47,500.

5. Wilk sold 500 shares of treasury stock for $23 per share.

6. Net income for the first year of operations was $16,000. No dividends were declared.

Required:

Prepare the stockholders' equity section (and any related notes to the financial statements) of the Wilk Manufacturing Corporation balance sheet as of December 31, 2010.

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Financial Accounting: Preparing the stockholders equity section
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