The post-closing trial balance of Storey Corporation at December 31, 2015, contains the following stockholders’ equity accounts. | Preferred Stock (14,900 shares issued) | | $745,000 | | Common Stock (242,300 shares issued) | | 2,907,600 | | Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock | | 242,800 | | Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock | | 412,200 | | Common Stock Dividends Distributable | | 290,760 | | Retained Earnings | | 947,160 |
A review of the accounting records reveals the following. | 1. | | No errors have been made in recording 2015 transactions or in preparing the closing entry for net income. | | 2. | | Preferred stock is $50 par, 6%, and cumulative; 14,900 shares have been outstanding since January 1, 2014. | | 3. | | Authorized stock is 19,900 shares of preferred, 484,600 shares of common with a $12 par value. | | 4. | | The January 1 balance in Retained Earnings was $1,145,100. | | 5. | | On July 1, 20,500 shares of common stock were issued for cash at $18 per share. | | 6. | | On September 1, the company discovered an understatement error of $89,200 in computing depreciation in 2014, which overstated net income. The net of tax effect of $62,440 was properly debited directly to Retained Earnings. | | 7. | | A cash dividend of $290,760 was declared and properly allocated to preferred and common stock on October 1. No dividends were paid to preferred stockholders in 2014. | | 8. | | On December 31, a 10% common stock dividend was declared out of retained earnings on common stock when the market price per share was $18. | | 9. | | Net income for the year was $591,400. | | 10. | | On December 31, 2015, the directors authorized disclosure of a $190,900 restriction of retained earnings for plant expansion. (Use Note X.) |
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