1) On January 2, 2016, Alpha Corporation issued 15,000 shares of $10

par value common stock for $15 per share. On March 1, 2016, Alpha reacquired 1,000 of these shares when they were trading $20 each. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entries (without explanation) for January 2 and March 1.

2) On January 2, 2016, Alpha Corporation issued 15,000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $15 per share. On March 1, 2016, Alpha reacquired 1,000 of these shares when they were trading $20 each. September 1, 2016, when the market was soaring, Alpha reissued 500 shares of treasury stock at the going market rate of $22 per share. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entry (without explanation) for September 1.

3) On December 31, 2015, Alpha Corporation has outstanding 1,000 shares of $100 par value, 7% cumulative and nonparticipating preferred stock, and 20,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. No dividends were paid in 2015. During 2016, Alpha distributed $40,000 in dividends. Use this information to determine for the 2016 the dollar amount of dividends that will be distributed to:

-Preferred Stock
-Common Stock

4) On January 1, 2016, Alpha Corporation had 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding with a par value of $3 per share. On March 31, Alpha Corporation declared a 10% stock dividend when the market value was $10 per share. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entry (without explanation) for March 31.

5) On January 2, 2016, Alpha Corporation procured new equipment with an issue of 5,000 shares of $4.00 par value common stock. The equipment had an MSRP of $65,000. Alpha’s stock was trading on the open market for $9.75 per share on January 2nd. Use this information to prepare the General Journal entry (without explanation) for the January 2 entry.

6) The following are selected accounts for the Alpha Dog Company after all Fiscal Year December 31, 2016, adjusting entries & closing entries have been posted. All balances are normal.
Account
Amount
Common Stock, $5 par
$150,000
Treasury Stock, at cost $10 per share
20,000
Dividends Payable
5,000
Paid in Capital in excess of par, Common Stock
30,000
Paid in Capital in excess of par, Preferred Stock
3,500
Retained Earnings
140,000
Bonds Payable
75,000
Preferred Stock, $100 par, 5% cumulative
35,000
On December 31, 2016, Common Stock was authorized 50,000 shares and Preferred Stock was authorized 5,000 shares. Prepare only the Stockholder’s Equity section of the Classified Balance Sheet for the year end. Be sure to use a good format, dollar signs and single underlines were required. There are a few extra lines in the formatted input answer form to allow for acceptable balance sheet format variations.