Chapter 15: 1AAP (page 825)
On January 1, 2017, Agassi Corporation had the following stockholders鈥 equity accounts.
Common Stock (\(10 par value, 60,000 shares issued and outstanding) \)600,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par鈥擟ommon Stock 500,000
Retained Earnings 620,000
During 2017, the following transactions occurred.
Jan. 15 Declared and paid a \(1.05 cash dividend per share to stockholders
Apr. 15 Declared and paid a 10% stock dividend. The market price of the
stock was \)14 per share.
May 15 Reacquired 2,000 common shares at a market price of \(15 per share.
Nov. 15 Reissued 1,000 shares held in treasury at a price of \)18 per share.
Dec. 31 Determined that net income for the year was $370,000.
Accounting
Journalize the above transactions. (Include entries to close net income to Retained Earnings.) Determine the ending balances for Paid-in Capital, Retained Earnings, and Stockholders鈥 Equity.
Analysis
Calculate the payout ratio and the return on common stockholders鈥 equity.
Principles
R. Federer is examining Agassi鈥檚 financial statements and wonders whether the 鈥済ains鈥 or 鈥渓osses鈥 on Agassi鈥檚 treasury stock transactions should be included in income for the year. Briefly explain whether and the conceptual reasons why gains or losses on treasury stock transactions should be recorded in income.
Short Answer
The total debit and credit balance of the journal is $565,000, and the shareholder鈥檚 equity is $2,015,000. The payout ratio is 17%, and the return on ordinary share equity is 19.3%.