Shareholder’s Equity
Review
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY PART 1 A
1. Zinc Co.'s adjusted trial balance at December 31, 20x1, includes the following account balances:
Ordinary shares, ₱3 par
₱600,000
Share premium
800,000
Treasury stock, at cost
50,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Debit)
20,000
Retained earnings appropriated for uninsured earthquake losses
150,000
Retained earnings unappropriated
200,000
What amount should Zinc report as total stockholders' equity in its December 31, 20x1, balance sheet?
a. 1,680,000
b. 1,720,000
c. 1,780,000
d. 1,820,000
(AICPA)
2.
On April 1, 20x9, Hyde Corp., a newly formed company, had the following stock issued and outstanding:

Ordinary shares, ₱1 par value, 20,000 shares originally issued for ₱30 per share.

Preference shares, ₱10 par value, 6,000 shares originally issued for ₱50 per share.
Hyde’s
April
Ordinary shares
a. ₱20,000
b. ₱20,000
c. ₱600,000
d. ₱600,000
(AICPA)
1,
20x9,
statement
Preference shares
₱60,000
₱300,000
₱300,000
₱60,000
of
shareholders’
Share premium
₱820,000
₱580,000
₱0
₱240,000
equity
should
report
On March 1, 20x1, Rya Corp. issued 1,000 shares of its ₱20 par value ordinary shares and 2,000 shares of its
₱20 par value convertible preference shares for a total of ₱80,000. At this date, Rya’s ordinary share was selling
for ₱36 per share, and the convertible preference share was selling for ₱27 per share. What amount of the
proceeds should be allocated to Rya’s convertible preference share?
a. 60,000
b. 54,000
c. 48,000
d. 44,000
(AICPA)
4. The stockholders' equity section of Peter Corporation's balance sheet at December 31, 20X2, was as follows:
Ordinary shares (₱10 par value, authorized 1,000,000
shares, issued and outstanding 900,000 shares)
₱ 9,000,000
Share premium
2,700,000
Retained earnings
1,300,000
3.
On January 2, 20X3, Peter purchased and retired 100,000 shares of its stock for ₱1,800,000. Immediately after
retirement of these 100,000 shares, the balances in the share premium and retained earnings accounts should be
Share premium
Retained earnings
a. ₱ 900,000
₱1,300,000
b. ₱1,400,000
₱ 800,000
c. ₱1,900,000
₱1,300,000
d. ₱2,400,000
₱ 800,000
(AICPA)
Asp Co. was organized on January 2, 20x1, with 30,000 authorized shares of ₱10 par ordinary shares. During
20x1 the corporation had the following capital transactions:
Jan. 5
Issued 20,000 shares at ₱15 per share.
July 14
Purchased 5,000 shares at ₱17 per share.
Dec. 27
Reissued the 5,000 shares held in treasury at ₱20 per share.
5.
Asp used the cost method to record the purchase and reissuance of the treasury shares. In its December 31, 20x1,
balance sheet, what amount should Asp report as additional paid-in capital in excess of par?
a. 100,000
b. 125,000
c. 140,000
d. 115,000
(AICPA)
In 20x0, Newt Corp. acquired 6,000 shares of its own ₱1 par value ordinary share at ₱18 per share. In 20x1,
Newt issued 3,000 of these shares at ₱25 per share. Newt uses the cost method to account for its treasury stock
transactions. What accounts and amounts should Newt credit in 20x1 to record the issuance of the 3,000
shares?
Treasury sh.
Sh. premium
Retained earnings
Ordinary sh.
a. ₱54,000
₱21,000
b. ₱54,000
₱21,000
c.
₱72,000
₱3,000
d.
₱51,000
₱21,000
₱3,000
(AICPA)
6.
On December 1, 20x1, Line Corp. received a donation of 2,000 shares of its ₱5 par value ordinary shares from a
shareholder. On that date, the stock’s market value was ₱35 per share. The stock was originally issued for ₱25
per share. By what amount would this donation cause total stockholders’ equity to decrease?
a. 70,000
b. 50,000
c. 20,000
d. 0
(AICPA)
7.
8.
On July 1, 20x1, Vail Corp. issued rights to stockholders to subscribe to additional share of its common stock.
One right was issued for each share owned. A stockholder could purchase one additional share for 10 rights plus
₱15 cash. The rights expired on September 30, 20x1. On July 1, 20x1, the market price of a share with the right
attached was ₱40, while the market price of one right alone was ₱2. Vail’s stockholders’ equity on June 30, 20x1,
comprised the following:
Ordinary shares, ₱25 par value, 4,000 shares issued and outstanding……₱100,000
Share premium…………………….…………………………………………60,000
Retained earnings……………..……………………………………………..80,000
By what amount should Vail’s retained earnings decrease as a result of issuance of the stock rights on July 1, 20x1?
a. 0
b. 5,000
c. 8,000
d. 10,000
9.
On September 20x1, West Corp. made a dividend distribution of one right for each of its 120,000 shares of
outstanding common stock. Each right was exercisable for the purchase of 1/100 of a share of West's ₱50
variable rate preference share at an exercise price of ₱80 per share. On March 20, 20x3, none of the rights had
been exercised, and West redeemed them by paying each stockholder ₱0.10 per right. As a result of this
redemption, West's stockholders' equity was reduced by
a. 120
b. 2,400
c. 12,000
d. 36,000
Use the following information for the next three questions:
The following trial balance of Shaw Corp. at December 31, 20x1, has been adjusted except for income tax expense.
Dr.
Cr.
Cash
675,000
Accounts receivable (net)
2,695,000
Inventory
2,185,000
Property, plant and equipment (net)
7,366,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,801,000
Income tax payable
654,000
Deferred income tax liability
85,000
Ordinary shares
2,300,000
Share premium
3,680,000
Retained earnings, 1/1/x1
3,350,000
Net sales and other revenues
13,360,000
Costs and expenses
11,180,000
Income tax expense
1,129,000
Totals
25,230,000
25,230,000
Other financial data for the year ended December 31, 20x1:

Included in accounts receivable is ₱1,000,000 due from a customer and payable in quarterly installments of
₱125,000. The last payment is due December 30, 20x3.

The balance in the deferred income tax liability account pertains to a temporary difference not related to a
balance sheet account that arose in a prior year, of which ₱15,000 is expected to be paid in 20x2.

During the year, estimated tax payments of ₱475,000 were charged to income tax expense. The current and
future tax rate on all types of income is 30%. In Shaw's December 31, 20x1, balance sheet,
10. The working capital and the total shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 20x1 are
Working capital
Total Shareholders’ Equity
a.
2,600,000
10,856,000
b.
2,881,000
10,856,000
c.
3,075,000
9,330,000
d.
3,075,000
10,856,000
Answer:
1. A
6. B
2.
A
7.
D
3.
C
8.
A
4.
D
9.
C
5.
D
10.
D
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY PART 1 B
Journal entries: Memorandum method vs. Journal entry method
Use the following information for the next four questions:
On January 1, 20x1, DECRY BELITTLE Co. received authorization from the SEC to issue share capital of
₱4,000,0000 divided into 10,000 shares with par value per share of ₱400. Of the total authorized share capital, 25%
2
was subscribed at par value and 25% of the total subscription was paid at subscription date. On February 1, 20x1,
DECRY received full payment for 2,000 subscribed shares and issued the related share certificates.
1. Under the memorandum method, the authorized capitalization is recorded
a. by a debit to unissued capital
c. by a credit to unissued share capital
b. by a debit to authorized share capital
d. through a memo entry
2. Under the journal entry method, the authorized capitalization is recorded
a. by a debit to unissued capital
c. by a credit to unissued share capital
b. by a debit to authorized share capital
d. through a memo entry
3. Under the memorandum method, the entry on February 1, 20x1 includes a
a. credit to unissued share capital for ₱600,000
b. credit to share capital for ₱800,000
c. credit to unissued share capital for ₱800,000
d. credit to authorized share capital for ₱600,000
4. Under the journal entry method, the entry on February 1, 20x1 includes a
a. credit to unissued share capital for ₱600,000
b. credit to share capital for ₱800,000
c. credit to unissued share capital for ₱800,000
d. credit to authorized share capital for ₱600,000
Journal entries: Subscriptions
Use the following information for the next two questions:
MUSTY STALE Co. started operations on January 1, 20x1. Its authorized capitalization is ₱4,000,000 divided into
10,000 shares with par value per share of ₱400. On January 1, 20x1, MUSTY Co. receives cash subscriptions for
5,000 shares at ₱480 per share. On January 31, 20x1, MUSTY receives subscription for 2,000 shares at ₱640 per
share.
5. The entry to record the subscription on January 1, 20x1 includes
a. a debit to subscription receivable for ₱2,400,000
b. a credit to subscribed capital for ₱2,400,000
c. a credit to subscribed capital for ₱2,000,000
d. a credit to share premium for ₱400,000
6. The entry to record the subscription on January 31, 20x1 includes
a. a credit to subscription receivable for ₱1,280,000
b. a credit to subscribed capital for ₱1,280,000
c. a credit to share capital for ₱800,000
d. a credit to share premium for ₱480,000
Legal capital
Use the following information for the next two questions:
The equity section of ROUSE AWAKEN Co.’s statement of financial position showed the following information:
6% Preference share capital, ₱400 par value
800,000
Share premium – preference share capital
200,000
Ordinary share capital
3,200,000
Share premium – ordinary share capital
1,200,000
Subscribed share capital – ordinary
400,000
Subscription receivable – ordinary share capital
(200,000)
Retained earnings
1,600,000
7. How much is the legal capital assuming the ordinary shares have par value of ₱200 per share?
a. 5,600,000
b. 4,200,000
c. 4,400,000
d. 5,400,000
8. How much is the legal capital assuming the ordinary shares are no-par value shares with stated value of ₱200 per
share?
a. 5,600,000
b. 4,200,000
c. 4,400,000
d. 5,400,000
Share issuance costs
9. On January 1, 20x1, RISIBLE FUNNY Co. issued 1,000 shares with par value of ₱400 for ₱480 per share.
Issuance costs incurred that are directly attributable to the equity transaction amounted to ₱20 per share. How
much is the net credit to share premium?
a. 80,000
c. 20,000
c. 60,000
d. 0
Shares issued at a discount
10. An entity issues 1,000 shares with par value of ₱400 for ₱320, the entry to record the transaction includes a
a. credit to share capital for ₱320,000
b. debit to share capital for ₱80,000
c. credit to discount on share capital for ₱80,000
d. debit to discount on share capital for ₱80,000
Watered stocks
11. An entity issues 1,000 shares with par value of ₱400 for land with fair value of ₱320,000, the entry to record the
transaction includes a
3
a.
b.
c.
d.
a debit to land for ₱400,000
credit to share capital for ₱320,000
credit to discount on share capital for ₱80,000
debit to discount on share capital for ₱80,000
Cost method of accounting for treasury shares
Use the following information for the next four questions:
On January 1, 20x1, the statement of financial position of GENESIS BEGINNING Co. shows the following
information:
Share capital (authorized 10,000 shares with par value of ₱400)
3,200,000
Share premium
640,000
Retained earnings
2,160,000
Total shareholders’ equity
6,000,000
12. On July 1, 20x1, GENESIS reacquires 1,000 shares at ₱360. The entry to record the transaction includes a
a. debit to treasury shares for ₱360,000
b. credit to treasury shares for ₱360,000
c. debit to treasury shares for ₱400,000
d. memo entry
Case #1 – Reissuance at cost
13. On September 1, 20x1, GENESIS reissues the 1,000 treasury shares at ₱360. The entry to record the
transaction includes a
a. debit to treasury shares for ₱360,000
b. credit to treasury shares for ₱360,000
c. credit to treasury shares for ₱400,000
d. memo entry
Case #2 – Reissuance at more than cost
14. On September 1, 20x1, GENESIS reissues the 1,000 treasury shares at ₱560. The entry to record the
transaction includes a
a. credit to treasury shares for ₱560,000
b. credit to share premium for ₱360,000
c. credit to share premium for ₱200,000
d. credit to retained earnings for ₱200,000
Case #3 – Reissuance at below cost
15. On September 1, 20x1, GENESIS reissues the 1,000 treasury shares at ₱240. The entry to record the
transaction includes a
a. credit to share premium for ₱120,000
b. debit to share premium for ₱120,000
c. debit to retained earnings for ₱120,000
d. b or c
Retirement of shares
On January 1, 20x1, the statement of financial position of PROFUSE EXTRAVAGANT Co. shows the following
information:
Share capital (authorized 10,000 shares with par value of ₱400)
3,200,000
Share premium
640,000
Share premium – treasury shares
20,000
Retained earnings
2,140,000
Total shareholders’ equity
6,000,000
Case #1 – Retirement at a “gain”
16. On July 1, 20x1, PROFUSE reacquires 1,000 shares at ₱320. On September 1, 20x1, PROFUSE retires the
1,000 treasury shares. The entry on September 1, 20x1 includes a
a. credit to “share premium – retirement” for ₱80,000
b. debit to “share premium – original issuance” for ₱80,000
c. credit to “share premium – retirement” for ₱160,000
d. b and c
Case #2 – Retirement at a “loss”
17. On July 1, 20x1, PROFUSE reacquires 1,000 shares at ₱560 and immediately retires them. The entry on July 1,
20x1 includes a
a. debit to “retained earnings” for ₱60,000
b. credit to “share premium – original issuance” for ₱80,000
c. credit to “share premium – retirement” for ₱560,000
d. b and c
Answer:
1.
D
11.
D
2.
A
12.
A
3.
B
13.
B
4.
C
14.
C
4
1.
2.
5.
D
15.
C
6.
D
16.
D
7.
C
17.
A
8.
A
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY PART 2
Cyan Corp. issued 20,000 shares of ₱5 par ordinary share at ₱10 per share. On December 31, 20x1, Cyan's
retained earnings were ₱ 300,000. In March 20x2, Cyan reacquired 5,000 shares of its common stock at ₱20 per
share. In June 20x2, Cyan sold 1,000 of these shares to its corporate officers for ₱25 per share. Cyan uses the
cost method to record treasury stock. Profit for the year ended December 31, 20x2, was ₱60,000. At December
31, 20x2, what amount should Cyan report as retained earnings?
a. 360,000
b. 365,000
c. 375,000
d. 380,000
Selected information from the accounts of Row Co. at December 31, 20x1, follows:
Total profit since incorporation ……….…………………….₱420,000
Total cash dividends paid ………………………………….....130,000
Total value of property dividends distributed ………………..30,000
Excess of proceeds over cost of treasury stock sold,
accounted for using the cost method ………………….110,000
In its December 31, 20x1, financial statements, what amount should Row report as retained earnings?
a. 260,000
b. 290,000
c. 370,000
d. 400,000
3.
Nest Co. issued 100,000 shares of common stock. Of these, 5,000 were held as treasury stock at December 31,
20x1. During 20x2, transactions involving Nest's common stock were as follows:

May 3 - 1,000 shares of treasury stock were sold.

August 6 - 10,000 shares of previously unissued stock were sold.

November 18 - a 2-for-1 stock split took effect.
Laws in Nest's state of incorporation protect treasury stock from dilution. At December 31, 20x2, how many shares of
Nest's common stock were issued and outstanding?
Shares Issued
Outstanding
Shares Issued
Outstanding
a. 220,000
212,000
c.
222,000
214,000
b. 220,000
216,000
d.
222,000
218,000
4.
Rudd Corp. had 700,000 shares of common stock authorized and 300,000 shares outstanding at December 31,
20x1. The following events occurred during 20x2:
January 31……………………Declared 10% stock dividend
June 30 ……………………….Purchased 100,000 shares
August 1…………………….....Reissued 50,000 shares
November 30…………………Declared 2-for-1 stock split
At December 31, 20x2, how many shares of common stock did Rudd have outstanding?
a. 560,000
b. 600,000
c. 630,000
d. 660,000
5.
Long Co. had 100,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding at January 1, 20x1. During 20x1, Long took the
following actions:

March 15 – Declared a 2-for-1 stock split, when the fair value of the stock was ₱80 per share.

December 15 – Declared a ₱.50 per share cash dividend.
What amount should Long report as dividends in its 20x1 financial statements?
a. 50,000
b. 100,000
c. 850,000
d. 950,000
At December 31, 20x0 and 20x1, Carr Corp. had outstanding 4,000 shares of ₱100 par value 6% cumulative
preferred stock and 20,000 shares of ₱10 par value common stock. At December 31, 20x0, dividends in arrears
on the preferred stock were ₱12,000. Cash dividends declared in 20x1 totaled ₱44,000. Of the ₱44,000, what
amounts were payable on each class of stock?
Preference shares
Ordinary shares
a. ₱44,000
₱
0
b. ₱36,000
₱ 8,000
c. ₱32,000
₱12,000
d. ₱24,000
₱20,000
6.
7.
Arp Corp.’s outstanding capital stock at December 15, 20x1, consisted of the following:

30,000, 5% cumulative preference shares, par value ₱10 per share, fully participating as to dividends. No
dividends were in arrears.

200,000 ordinary shares, par value ₱1 per share.
On December 15, 20x1, Arp declared dividends of ₱100,000. What was the amount of dividends payable to Arp’s
common stockholders?
a. 10,000
b. 34,000
c. 40,000
d. 47,500
5
In 20x1, Elm Corp. bought 10,000 shares of Oil Corp. at a cost of ₱20,000. On January 15, 20x2, Elm declared a
property dividend of the Oil stock to shareholders of record on February 1, 20x2, payable on February 15, 20x2.
During 20x2, the Oil stock had the following market values:
January 15……………………..₱25,000
February 1 ………………………26,000
February 15 ……………………..24,000
8.
The net effect of the foregoing transactions on retained earnings during 20x2 should be a reduction of
a. 20,000
b. 24,000
c. 25,000
d. 26,000
9.
On June 27, 20x1, Brite Co. distributed to its ordinary shareholders 100,000 outstanding ordinary shares of its
investment in Quik, Inc., an unrelated party. The carrying amount on Brite’s books of Quik’s ₱1 par ordinary
share was ₱2 per share. Immediately after the distribution, the market price of Quik’s stock was ₱2.50 per share.
In its income statement for the year ended June 30, 20x1, what amount should Brite report as gain relating to the
disposal of the stock?
a. 250,000
b. 200,000
c. 50,000
d. 0
10. The following stock dividends were declared and distributed by Sol Corp.:
Percentage of ordinary shares
outstanding at declaration date
Fair value
Par value
10
₱15,000
₱10,000
28
40,000
30,800
What aggregate amount should be debited to retained earnings for these stock dividends?
a. 40,800
b. 45,800
c. 50,000
d. 55,000
11. Ray Corp. declared a 5% stock dividend on its 10,000 issued and outstanding shares of ₱2 par value common
stock, which had a fair value of ₱5 per share before the stock dividend was declared. This stock dividend was
distributed 60 days after the declaration date. By what amount did Ray’s current liabilities increase as a result of
the stock dividend declaration?
a. 0
b. 500
c. 1,000
d. 2,500
12. Effective April 27, 20x1, the stockholders of Bennett Corporation approved a two-for-one split of the company's
common stock, and an increase in authorized common shares from 100,000 shares (par value ₱20 per share) to
200,000 shares (par value ₱10 per share). Bennett's stockholders' equity accounts immediately before issuance
of the stock split shares were as follows:
Common stock, par value ₱20; 100,000 shares authorized;
50,000 shares outstanding
Share premium (₱3 per share on issuance of ordinary shares)
Retained earnings
₱1,000,000
150,000
1,350,000
What should be the balances in Bennett's additional paid-in capital and retained earnings accounts immediately after
the stock split is effected?
Share premium
Retained earnings
a.
₱
0
₱ 500,000
b.
₱ 150,000
₱ 350,000
c.
₱ 150,000
₱1,350,000
d.
₱ 1,150,000
₱ 350,000
13. On July 1, 1999, Bart Corporation has 200,000 shares of ₱10 par ordinary share outstanding and the market
price of the stock is ₱12 per share. On the same date, Bart declared a 1-for-2 reverse stock split. The par of the
stock was increased from ₱10 to ₱20 and one new ₱20 par share was issued for each two ₱10 par shares
outstanding. Immediately before the 1-for-2 reverse stock split, Bart's share premium was ₱450,000. What
should be the balance in Bart's share premium account immediately after the reverse stock split is effected?
a. 0
b. 450,000
c. 650,000
d. 850,000
14. The stockholders' equity section of Brown Co.'s December 31, 20x1, balance sheet consisted of the following:
Ordinary shares, ₱30 par, 10,000 shares authorized and outstanding
₱300,000
Share premium
150,000
Retained earnings (deficit)
(210,000)
On January 2, 20x2, Brown put into effect a stockholder-approved quasi-reorganization by reducing the par value of
the stock to ₱5 and eliminating the deficit against share premium. Immediately after the quasi-reorganization, what
amount should Brown report as share premium?
a. (60,000)
b. 150,000
c. 190,000
d. 400,000
1.
A
6.
B
11.
A
2.
A
7.
C
12.
C
3.
A
8.
A
13.
B
4.
A
9.
C
14.
C
5.
B
10.
B
6