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Work Place Products Inc., a wholesaler of office products, was organized on July 1 of the current year, with an authorization of 50,000 shares of preferred 2% stock, $40 par and 750,000 shares of $7 par common stock. The following selected transactions were completed during the first year of operations:
Journalize the transactions.
a. July 1. Issued 400,000 shares of common stock at par for cash.
b. July. 1. Issued 1,000 shares of common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing the corporation.
c. Aug. 7. Issued 80,000 shares of common stock in exchange for land, buildings, and equipment with fair market prices of $250,000, $400,000, and $70,000, respectively. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
d. Sept. 20. Issued 25,000 shares of preferred stock at $44 for cash. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

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Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entries are shown below:-

1. Cash Dr,  $2,800,000 (400,000 × $7)

          To Common stock $2,800,000

(Being issue of common stock is recorded)

Here we debited the cash as as it increased the assets and we credited the common stock as it also increased stockholder equity

2. Organisation expenses Dr, $7,000 (1,000 × $7)

         To Common stock $7,000

(Being issue of common stock for organisation expenses is recorded)

Here we debited the organization expenses as  it increased the expenses  and we credited the common stock as it also increased stockholder equity

3. Land Dr,  $250,000  

Building Dr, $400,000  

Equipment $70,000  

       To Common stock  $560,000

      To Paid in capital in excess of par value- Common stock $160,000

(Being exchange of common stock with Land, building and equipment is recorded)

Here we debited the land, building, equipment as it increased the assets  and we credited the common stock and paid in capital in excess of par value as it also increased stockholder equity

4. Cash Dr,  $1,100,000 (25,000 × $44)

       To Preferred stock  $1,000,000  (25,000 × $40)

       To Paid in capital in excess of par value-preferred stock $100,000

(Being issue of preferred stock is recorded)  

Here, we debited the cash as it increased the assets  and we credited the preferred stock and paid in capital in excess of par value as it also increased stockholder equity

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