Question

On January 1, Graves Corporation had 60,000 shares of no-par common stock issued and outstanding. The stock has a stated value of $4 per share. During the year, the following transactions occurred. Apr. 1 Issued 9,000 additional shares of common stock for $11 per share. June 15 Declared a cash dividend of $1.5 per share to stockholders of record on June 30. July 10 Paid the $1.5 cash dividend. Dec. 1 Issued 4,000 additional shares of common stock for $12 per share. Dec. 15 Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $1.6 per share to stockholders of record on December 31. Prepare the entries, if any, on each of the three dates that involved dividends. (Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1, 225.)

Answer 1

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

June 15 Cash Dividends $103,500

[(60000+9000)*$1.5]

Dividends payable $103,500

(Being dividend declared for 69000 shares at $1.5 each)

July 10 Dividends payable $103,500

Cash $103,500

(Being dividend paid)

Dec 15 Cash Dividends $116,800

[(60000+9000+4000)*1.6]

Dividends payable $116,800

(Being dividend declared for 73000 shares at $1.6 each)