Journal Entries for Corporation Stock and Stockholder's equity
The C.C. Ellis Corporation at October 31st of this year showed the following amounts in its stockholders equity section of its balance sheet:
Common Stock,$6 par value/ 150,000 shares authorized, 100/000 shares issued and outstanding... $ 600/000
Additional Paid-in Capital... 260,000
Retained Earnings... 840,000
Total Stockholders' Equity $1,700,000
On November 4th/ the corporation bought back 20,000 shares of its own common stock for $16 per share. On December 1st it sold 8/000 of those shares for $20 per share and on December 15th sold an additional 8,000 of the shares for $8 per share. The remaining shares were retained by the company through the end of the year.
Required: 1) Give the journal entries necessary to record the purchase and resale of the corporation's stock.
2) Present the stockholders' equity of C.C. Ellis Corporation at December 31st