Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 11th Edition by Wayne McManus,Daniel Viele,David Marshall

Exercise 10

Comprehensive problem-calculate missing amounts, dividends, total shares, and per share information Francis, Inc., has the following stockholders' equity section in its November 30, 2016, balance sheet:

Required:
a. Calculate the amount of the total annual dividend requirement on preferred stock.
b. Calculate the amount that should be shown on the balance sheet for preferred stock.
c. Calculate the number of shares of common stock that are issued and the number of shares of common stock that are outstanding.
d. On January 1, 2016, the firm's balance sheet showed common stock of $105,000 and additional paid-in capital on common stock of $234,375. The only transaction affecting these accounts during 2016 was the sale of common stock. Calculate the number of shares that were sold and the selling price per share.
e. Describe the transaction that resulted in the additional paid-in capital from treasury stock.
f. The retained earnings balance on January 1, 2016, was $45,150. Net income for the past 11 months was $12,000. Preferred stock dividends for all of 2016 have been declared and paid. Calculate the amount of dividends on common stock during the first 11 months of 2016.