During the year, the following transactions occurred: Jan. 10 Issued 35,000 shares of common stock for $18 cash per share. 23 Purchased 10,000 shares of common stock as treasury stock at $19 per share. Mar. 14 Sold one-half of the treasury shares acquired January 23 for $21 per share. July 15 Issued 3,500 shares of preferred stock in exchange for equipment with a fair market value of $128,000. Nov. 15 Sold 1,000 of the treasury shares acquired January 23 for $24 per share. Dec. 31 Closed the net income of $59,000 to the Retained Earnings account.

Required a. Set up T-accounts for the stockholders' equity accounts as of the beginning of the year and enter the January 1 balances Prepare journal entries to record the foregoing transactions and post to T-accounts (set up any additional T-accounts needed). Do not prepare the journal entry for the Dec. 31 transaction, but post the appropriate amount to the Retained Earnings T-account. Determine the ending balances for the stockholders' equity accounts b. c. Prepare the December 31 stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet.

Which of the following statements is not correct? 1) trade allows for specialization. 2) trade has the potential to benefit all nations. 3) trade allows nations to consume outside of their production possibilities curves. 4) absolute advantage is the driving force of specialization.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

You are head of the schwartz family endowment for the arts. you have decided to fund an arts school in the san francisco bay area in perpetuity. every 5 years, you will give the school $ 1 comma 000 comma 000. the first payment will occur 5 years from today. if the interest rate is 5.9 % per year, what is the present value of your gift?