As an auditor for the CPA firm of Hinkson and Calvert, you encounter the following situations in auditing different clients.
1. LR Corporation
is a closely held corporation whose stock is not publicly traded. On December 5, the corporation acquired land by issuing 5,000 shares of its $20 par value common stock. The owners’ asking price for the land was $120,000, and the fair value of the land was $110,000.
2. Vera Corporation
is a publicly held corporation
whose common stock is traded on the securities markets. On June 1, it acquired land by issuing 20,000 shares of its $10 par value
stock. At the time of the exchange, the land was advertised for sale at $250,000.
The stock was selling at $11 per share.
Instructions
Prepare the journal entries for each of the situations above.