Exercise 13-12 Recording and reporting treasury stock transactions LO P3 On October 10, the stockholders’ equity of Sherman Systems appears as follows. Common stock–$10 par value, 91,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding $ 910,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 311,000 Retained earnings 1,016,000 Total stockholders’ equity $ 2,237,000 1. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions for Sherman Systems. Purchased 6,900 shares of its own common stock at $44 per share on October 11. Sold 1,475 treasury shares on November 1 for $50 cash per share. Sold all remaining treasury shares on November 25 for $39 cash per share. 2. Prepare the stockholders' equity section after the October 11 treasury stock purchase.

When interest is compounded continuously, the amount of money increases at a rate proportional to the amount s present at time t, that is, ds/dt = rs, where r is the annual rate of interest. (a) find the amount of money accrued at the end of 3 years when $4000 is deposited in a savings account drawing 5 3 4 % annual interest compounded continuously. (round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ (b) in how many years will the initial sum deposited have doubled? (round your answer to the nearest year.) years (c) use a calculator to compare the amount obtained in part (a) with the amount s = 4000 1 + 1 4 (0.0575) 3(4) that is accrued when interest is compounded quarterly. (round your answer to the nearest cent.) s = $

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

The following information is available for ellen's fashions, inc. for the current month. book balance end of month $ 7 comma 000 outstanding checks 700 deposits in transit 4 comma 500 service charges 120 interest revenue 45 what is the adjusted book balance on the bank reconciliation?