Question 1
Your answer is correct.
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.
1.
The corporation is an entity separate and distinct from its owners.
True
2.
The liability of stockholders is normally limited to their investment in the corporation.
True
3.
The relative lack of government regulation is an advantage of the corporate form of business.
False
4.
There is no journal entry to record the authorization of capital stock.
True
5.
No-par value stock is quite rare today.
False
Question 2
Your answer is correct.
Garcia 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.
May 2
Cash
103,320
Capital Stock
103,320
(Issued 7,380 shares of $11 par value common stock at $14 per share)
10
Cash
736,170
Capital Stock
736,170
(Issued 13,890 shares of $19 par value preferred stock at $53 per share)
15
Capital Stock
7,800
Cash
7,800
(Purchased 600 shares of common stock for the treasury at $13 per share)
On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the entries that should have been made for the capital stock transactions. (Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
May 2
Cash
103320
Common Stock
81180
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value-Common Stock
22140
May 10
Cash
736170
Preferred Stock
263910
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value-Preferred Stock
472260
May 15
Treasury Stock
7800
Cash
7800
Question 3
Your answer is correct.
On October 31, the stockholders’ equity section of Pele Company’s balance sheet consists of common stock $787,200 and retained earnings $424,200.
Pele is considering the following two courses of action:
(1)
Declaring a 6% stock dividend on the 98,400 $8 par value shares outstanding
(2)
Effecting a 2-for-1 stock split that will reduce par value to $4 per share.
The current market price is $18 per share.
Prepare a tabular summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the company’s stockholders’ equity and outstanding shares.
Pele Company’s
Balance Sheet
Before Action
After Stock Dividend
After Stock Split
Stockholders’ equity
Paid-in capital
$ 787200
$ 893472
$ 787200
Retained earnings
424200
317928
424200
Total stockholders’ equity
$ 1211400
$ 1211400
$ 1211400
Outstanding shares
98400
104304
196800
Question 4
The stockholders’ equity section of Tootsie Roll Industries’ balance sheet is shown in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. (N ...
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1. Question 1
Your answer is correct.
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or
false.
1.
The corporation is an entity separate and distinct from its
owners.
True
2.
The liability of stockholders is normally limited to their
investment in the corporation.
True
3.
The relative lack of government regulation is an advantage of
the corporate form of business.
False
2. 4.
There is no journal entry to record the authorization of capital
stock.
True
5.
No-par value stock is quite rare today.
False
Question 2
Your answer is correct.
Garcia 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.
May 2
4. (Issued 13,890 shares of $19 par value preferred stock at
$53 per share)
15
Capital Stock
7,800
Cash
7,800
(Purchased 600 shares of common stock for the treasury at
$13 per share)
On the basis of the explanation for each entry, prepare the
entries that should have been made for the capital stock
transactions. (Record entries in the order displayed in the
problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically
indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
Date
5. Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
May 2
Cash
103320
Common Stock
81180
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value-Common Stock
22140
May 10
Cash
736170
Preferred Stock
263910
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value-Preferred Stock
472260
May 15
Treasury Stock
7800
Cash
7800
6. Question 3
Your answer is correct.
On October 31, the stockholders’ equity section of Pele
Company’s balance sheet consists of common stock
$787,200 and retained earnings $424,200.
Pele is considering the following two courses of action:
(1)
Declaring a 6% stock dividend on the 98,400 $8 par value
shares outstanding
(2)
Effecting a 2-for-1 stock split that will reduce par value to
$4 per share.
The current market price is $18 per share.
Prepare a tabular summary of the effects of the alternative
actions on the company’s stockholders’ equity and outstanding
shares.
Pele Company’s
Balance Sheet
Before Action
After Stock Dividend
After Stock Split
8. Question 4
The stockholders’ equity section of Tootsie Roll Industries’
balance sheet is shown in the Consolidated Statement of
Financial Position. (Note that Tootsie Roll has two classes of
common stock. To answer the following questions, add the two
classes of stock together.)
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Earnings, Comprehensive Earnings and Retained Earnings (in
thousands except per share data)
For the year ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
Net product sales
$528,369
$517,149
9. $495,592
Rental and royalty revenue
4,136
4,299
3,739
Total revenue
532,505
521,448
499,331
Product cost of goods sold
365,225
349,334
10. 319,775
Rental and royalty cost
1,038
1,088
852
Total costs
366,263
350,422
320,627
Product gross margin
163,144
167,815
11. 175,817
Rental and royalty gross margin
3,098
3,211
2,887
Total gross margin
166,242
171,026
178,704
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses
108,276
106,316
18. $0.89
Average Common and Class B Common shares outstanding
57,892
58,685
59,425
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
statements.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Financial Position
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (in
19. thousands except per share data)
Assets
December 31,
2011
2010
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$78,612
$115,976
Investments
30. 7,500
7,500
Liability for uncertain tax positions
8,345
9,835
Deferred compensation and other liabilities
48,092
46,157
Total noncurrent liabilities
133,566
132,046
31. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $.69-4/9 par value—120,000 shares
authorized—36,479 and 36,057 respectively, issued
25,333
25,040
Class B common stock, $.69-4/9 par value—40,000 shares
authorized—21,025 and 20,466 respectively, issued
14,601
14,212
Capital in excess of par value
533,677
32. 505,495
Retained earnings, per accompanying statement
114,269
135,866
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(19,953
)
(11,213
)
Treasury stock (at cost)—71 shares and 69 shares, respectively
(1,992
)
(1,992
)
33. Total shareholders’ equity
665,935
667,408
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$857,856
$857,959
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Cash Flows (in thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
39. 455
Prepaid expenses and other assets
5,106
4,936
5,203
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
84
2,180
(2,755
)
40. Income taxes payable and deferred
(5,772
)
2,322
(12,543
)
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits
2,022
1,429
1,384
Deferred compensation and other liabilities
2,146
42. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures
(16,351
)
(12,813
)
(20,831
)
Net purchase of trading securities
(3,234
)
43. (2,902
)
(1,713
)
Purchase of available for sale securities
(39,252
)
(9,301
)
(11,331
)
Sale and maturity of available for sale securities
7,680
8,208
17,511
44. Net cash used in investing activities
(51,157
)
(16,808
)
(16,364
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Shares repurchased and retired
(18,190
)
46. Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(37,364
)
24,986
22,082
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
115,976
90,990
68,908
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$78,612
$115,976
48. Interest paid
$38
$49
$182
Stock dividend issued
$47,053
$46,683
$32,538
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
statements.)
Answer the following questions.
49. Your answer is correct.
What is the par or stated value per share of Tootsie Roll’s
common stock? (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g.
1.2531.)
Par or stated value per share
$ 0.6944
Your answer is correct. Try again.
What percentage of Tootsie Roll’s authorized common stock
was issued at December 31, 2011? (Round to 0 decimal places,
e.g. 17%)
Percentage of common stock issued
%
Your answer is correct.
How many shares of common stock were outstanding at
December 31, 2010, and at December 31, 2011? (Enter the
answers in thousands.)
50. 2011
2010
Number of shares outstanding
57433
56454
Your answer is correct.
Calculate the payout ratio, earnings per share, and return on
common stockholders’ equity for 2011. (Round earnings per
share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.12 and all other answers to 1
decimal places, e.g. 12.5%.)
Payout ratio
41.8
%
Earnings per share
$ 0.77
Return on common stockholders’ equity
6.6
%
51. Question 5
The financial statements of The Hershey Company and Tootsie
Roll are presented below.
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the years ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
In thousands of dollars except per share amounts
Net Sales
$6,080,788
$5,671,009
52. $5,298,668
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales
3,548,896
3,255,801
3,245,531
Selling, marketing and administrative
1,477,750
1,426,477
1,208,672
Business realignment and impairment (credits) charges, net
(886
53. )
83,433
82,875
Total costs and expenses
5,025,760
4,765,711
4,537,078
Income before Interest and Income Taxes
1,055,028
905,298
761,590
Interest expense, net
92,183
96,434
90,459
54. Income before Income Taxes
962,845
808,864
671,131
Provision for income taxes
333,883
299,065
235,137
Net Income
$628,962
$509,799
$435,994
Net Income Per Share—Basic—Class B Common Stock
$2.58
55. $2.08
$1.77
Net Income Per Share—Diluted—Class B Common Stock
$2.56
$2.07
$1.77
Net Income Per Share—Basic—Common Stock
$2.85
$2.29
$1.97
Net Income Per Share—Diluted—Common Stock
$2.74
$2.21
$1.90
Cash Dividends Paid Per Share:
56. Common Stock
$1.3800
$1.2800
$1.1900
Class B Common Stock
1.2500
1.1600
1.0712
The notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral
part of these statements and are included in the Hershey's 2011
Annual Report, available at www.thehersheycompany.com.
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
58. Cash and cash equivalents
$693,686
$884,642
Accounts receivable—trade
399,499
390,061
Inventories
648,953
533,622
Deferred income taxes
136,861
55,760
59. Prepaid expenses and other
167,559
141,132
Total current assets
2,046,558
2,005,217
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
1,559,717
1,437,702
Goodwill
516,745
524,134
64. Stockholders’ Equity:
The Hershey Company Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock, shares issued: none in 2011 and 2010
—
—
Common Stock, shares issued: 299,269,702 in 2011 and
299,195,325 in 2010
299,269
299,195
65. Class B Common Stock, shares issued: 60,632,042 in 2011
and 60,706,419 in 2010
60,632
60,706
Additional paid-in capital
490,817
434,865
Retained earnings
4,699,597
4,374,718
Treasury—Common Stock shares, at cost: 134,695,826 in
2011 and 132,871,512 in 2010
(4,258,962
)
66. (4,052,101
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(442,331
)
(215,067
)
The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity
849,022
902,316
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
23,626
35,285
Total stockholders’ equity
872,648
67. 937,601
Total liabilities and stockholders’equity
$4,412,199
$4,272,732
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
In thousands of dollars
68. Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Operating Activities
Net income
$628,962
$509,799
$435,994
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from
operations:
71. Business realignment and impairment charges, net of tax of
$18,333, $20,635 and $38,308, respectively
30,838
77,935
60,823
Contributions to pension plans
(8,861
)
(6,073
)
(54,457
)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from business
acquisitions and divestitures:
75. Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
312
2,201
10,364
Proceeds from sales of trademark licensing rights
20,000
—
—
Business acquisitions
(5,750
)
—
(15,220
)
76. Net Cash (Used by) Investing Activities
(333,005
)
(199,286
)
(150,326
)
Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings
10,834
1,156
(458,047
79. 1,385
4,455
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
—
10,199
7,322
Repurchase of Common Stock
(384,515
)
(169,099
)
(9,314
)
Net Cash (Used by) Financing Activities
80. (438,818
)
(71,100
)
(698,921
)
(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(190,956
)
631,037
216,502
Cash and Cash Equivalents as of January 1
884,642
253,605
37,103
Cash and Cash Equivalents as of December 31
82. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Earnings, Comprehensive Earnings and Retained Earnings (in
thousands except per share data)
For the year ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
Net product sales
$528,369
$517,149
$495,592
Rental and royalty revenue
4,136
4,299
92. Average Common and Class B Common shares outstanding
57,892
58,685
59,425
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
statements.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Financial Position
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (in
thousands except per share data)
Assets
December 31,
2011
93. 2010
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$78,612
$115,976
Investments
10,895
7,996
Accounts receivable trade, less allowances of $1,731 and $1,531
41,895
104. 9,835
Deferred compensation and other liabilities
48,092
46,157
Total noncurrent liabilities
133,566
132,046
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $.69-4/9 par value—120,000 shares
105. authorized—36,479 and 36,057 respectively, issued
25,333
25,040
Class B common stock, $.69-4/9 par value—40,000 shares
authorized—21,025 and 20,466 respectively, issued
14,601
14,212
Capital in excess of par value
533,677
505,495
Retained earnings, per accompanying statement
114,269
106. 135,866
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(19,953
)
(11,213
)
Treasury stock (at cost)—71 shares and 69 shares, respectively
(1,992
)
(1,992
)
Total shareholders’ equity
665,935
667,408
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
107. $857,856
$857,959
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Cash Flows (in thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
2011
2010
2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
120. Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
115,976
90,990
68,908
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$78,612
$115,976
$90,990
Supplemental cash flow information
122. Stock dividend issued
$47,053
$46,683
$32,538
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
statements.)
Based on the information in these financial statements, compute
the 2011 return on common stockholders’ equity, debt to assets
ratio, and return on assets for each company. (Round answers to
1 decimal places, e.g. 15.2%.)
Hershey Company
123. Tootsie Roll
Return on common
stockholders’ equity
69.5
%
6.6
%
Debt to assets
80.2
%
22.4
%
Return on assets
14.5
%
5.1
%
Compute the payout ratio for each company. Which pays out a
higher percentage of its earnings? (Round answers to 1 decimal
places, e.g. 15.2%.)
124. Hershey Company
Tootsie Roll
Payout ratio
48.3
%
41.8
%
Which pays out a higher percentage of its earnings?
HersheyCompany
pays out a higher percentage of its earnings.
Question 6
Pringle Corporation has been authorized to issue 23,900 shares
of $100 par value, 9%, noncumulative preferred stock
and 1,037,600 shares of no-par common stock.
The corporation assigned a $5 stated value to the common
stock. At December 31, 2014, the ledger contained the
following balances pertaining to stockholders’ equity.
Preferred Stock
$154,500
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value—Preferred Stock
20,880
Common Stock
125. 1,930,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock
1,635,000
Treasury Stock— (3,280 common shares)
42,640
Retained Earnings
85,000
The preferred stock was issued for $175,380 cash. All common
stock issued was for cash. In November 3,280 shares of common
stock were purchased for the treasury at a per share cost of $13.
No dividends were declared in 2014.
Preferred Stock
=
(1,545 x $100)
=
$154,500
Common Stock
=
(386,000 x $5)
=
$1,930,000
Treasury Stock—Common
=
(3,280 x $13)
=
$42,640
Top of Form
Prepare the journal entries for the following. (Credit account
titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do
126. not indent manually.)
(1)
Issuance of preferred stock for cash.
(2)
Issuance of common stock for cash.
(3)
Purchase of common treasury stock for cash.
No.
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
1.
2.
127. 3.
Bottom of Form
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at
December 31, 2014.
PRINGLE CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
December 31, 2014
131. TOTAL PAID IN CAPITAL
TOTAL PAID IN CAPITAL AND RETAIN EARNINGS
132. :
Top of Form
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
$
Bottom of Form
Question 7
On January 1, 2014, Everett Corporation had these
stockholders’ equity accounts.
Common Stock ($10 par value, 65,500 shares issued and
outstanding)
133. $655,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value
498,200
Retained Earnings
692,400
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
Jan. 15
Declared a $0.60 cash dividend per share to stockholders of
record on January 31, payable February 15.
Feb. 15
Paid the dividend declared in January.
Apr. 15
Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on
April 30, distributable May 15. On April 15, the market price of
the stock was $15 per share.
May 15
Issued the shares for the stock dividend.
Dec. 1
Declared a $0.70 per share cash dividend to stockholders of
record on December 15, payable January 10, 2015.
Dec. 31
Determined that net income for the year was $397,600.
Journalize the transactions. (Record entries in the order
displayed in the problem statement. Credit account titles are
automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent
137. Top of Form
(To close cash dividends)
Bottom of Form
Enter the beginning balances and post the entries to the
stockholders’ equity T-accounts. (Post entries in the order of
journal entries posted in the previous part)
Common Stock
141. Stock Dividends
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at
December 31.
EVERETT CORPORATION
Partial Balance Sheet
143. Top of Form
$
Bottom of Form
Top of Form
Calculate the payout ratio and return on common stockholders’
144. equity. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5%.)
Payout ratio
%
Return on common stockholders’ equity
%
Bottom of Form
C
C
39,300
Stock Divid
98,250
Common St
175,380
65,500