Prepare the contributed capital section of balance sheet


Contributed Capital

Response to the following problem:

The following is a list of selected accounts and ending account balances taken from the records of the Adams Company on December 31, 2010:

Account Title                                                           Amount

Premium on preferred stock                                       $ 17,000

Common stock                                                          75,000

Premium on bonds payable                                          4,000

Preferred stock                                                           80,000

Bonds payable                                                            100,000

Preferred stock subscribed                                           20,000

Retained earnings                                                       121,000

Premium on common stock                                           84,000

Additional information:

1. Common stock has a $5 par value, 50,000 shares are authorized, 15,000 shares have been issued and are outstanding.

2. Preferred stock has a $100 par value, 3,000 shares are authorized, 800 shares have been issued and are outstanding. Two hundred shares have been subscribed at $120 per share. The stock pays an 8% dividend, is cumulative and callable at $130 per share.

3. Bonds payable mature on January 1, 2014. They carry a 12% annual interest rate, payable semiannually

Required

Prepare the Contributed Capital section of the December 31, 2010 balance sheet for the Adams Company. Include appropriate parenthetical notes.

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