\nProblem 15-1 :
\nOn January 5, 2014, Phelps Corporation received a charter granting the right to issue 5,000 shares of $100 par value, 8% cumulative and nonparticipating preferred stock, and 50,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. It then completed these transactions.
\nJan. 11\tIssued 20,000 shares of common stock at $16 per share.
\nFeb. 1\tIssued to Sanchez Corp. 4,000 shares of preferred stock for the following assets: EQUIPMENT with a fair value of $50,000; a FACTORY building with a fair value of $160,000; and land with an appraised value of $270,000.
\nJuly 29\tPurchased 1,800 shares of common stock at $17 per share. (Use cost method.)
\nAug. 10\tSold the 1,800 treasury shares at $14 per share.
\nDec. 31\tDeclared a $0.25 per share cash dividend on the common stock and declared the preferred dividend.
\nDec. 31\tClosed the Income Summary account. There was a $175,700 net income.
\nInstructions
\n(a) \t
\nRecord the journal entries for the transactions listed above.
\n(b) \t
\nPrepare the stockholders’ equity SECTION of Phelps Corporation’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.<\/p>\n
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