H. Tillman performed legal services for J. Laney. Due to a cash shortage, an agreement was reached whereby J. Laney, would pay H. Tillman a legal fee of approximately $11900 by issuing 2900 shares of its common stock (par $1). The stock trades on a daily basis and the market price of the stock on the day the debt was settled is $4.60 per share. Given this information, the journal entry for J. Laney. to record this transaction is:

H. Tillman performed legal services for J. Laney. Due to a cash shortage, an agreement was reached whereby J. Laney, would pay H. Tillman a legal fee of approximately $11900 by issuing 2900 shares of its common stock (par $1). The stock trades on a daily basis and the market price of the stock on the day the debt was settled is $4.60 per share. Given this information, the journal entry for J. Laney. to record this transaction is:

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Chapter16: Accounting Periods And Methods

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