Prepare the contributed capital section of the december


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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