Question

Cannon Sporting Goods is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of athletic shoes and sports apparel. The following activities occurred during a recent year. The amounts are rounded to millions, except for par value.

1. Purchased additional buildings for $182 and equipment for $260; paid $410 in cash and signed a long-term note for the rest.
2. Issued 90 shares of $2 par value common stock for $350 cash.
3. Declared $145 in dividends to be paid in the following year.
4. Purchased additional short-term investments for $7,616 cash.
5. Several Cannon Sporting Goods investors sold their own stock to other investors on the stock exchange for $86.
6. Sold $4,413 in short-term investments for $4,413 in cash.

Required:

For each of the events (a) through (f), perform transaction analysis and indicate the account, amount, and direction of the effect (+ for increase and - for decrease) on the accounting equation. Check that the accounting equation remains in balance after each transaction. (If no impact on the accounting equation leave cells blank. Enter your answers in millions.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Transaction	Assets		=	Liabilities		+	Stockholders' Equity
a	Buildings	$182+		Notes payable	$32+
	Equipment	$260+
	Cash	$410-
b	Cash	$350+					Common stock	$180+
							Additional paid in capital	$170+
c				Dividends payable	$145+		Dividends	$145-
d	Cash	$7,616-
	Short-term investments	$7,616
e
f	Cash	$4,413+
	Short-term investments	$4,413-
Total		$382			$177			$205

Note: No entry for Transaction e because No transaction by the company. It's just trading between investors.