Zerbe Corporation recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in accounting for partnerships. Because of the pressure of the new job, the accountant was unable to review what he had learned earlier about corporation accounting. During the first month, he made the following entries for the corporation’s capital stock.
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May |
2 |
Cash |
120,000 |
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Capital Stock |
120,000 |
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(Issued 10,000 shares of $10 par value |
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10 |
Cash |
530,000 |
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Capital Stock |
530,000 |
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(Issued 10,000 shares of $20 par value |
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15 |
Cash |
7,200 |
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Capital Stock |
7,200 |
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(Purchased 600 shares of common stock |
Instructions
On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been made for the capital stock transactions.