On July 4, 2014, Chen Company issued for $8,400,000 a total of 80,000 shares of $100 par value, 7% noncumulative preferred stock along with one detachable warrant for each share issued. Each warrant contains a right to purchase one share of Chen $10 par value common stock for $15 per share. The stock without the warrants would normally sell for $8,200,000. The market price of the rights on July 1, 2014, was $2.50 per right. On October 31, 2014, when the market price of the common stock was $19 per share and the market value of the rights was $3.00 per right, 32,000 rights were exercised. As a result of the exercise of the 32,000 rights and the issuance of the related common stock, what journal entry would Chen make?

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The Answer of On July 4, 2014, Chen Company issued for $8,400,000 a total of 80,000 shares of $100 par value, 7% noncumulative preferred stock along with one detachable warrant for each share issued. Each warrant contains a right to purchase one share of Chen $10 par value common stock for $15 per share. The stock without the warrants would normally sell for $8,200,000. The market price of the rights on July 1, 2014, was $2.50 per right. On October 31, 2014, when the market price of the common stock was $19 per share and the market value of the rights was $3.00 per right, 32,000 rights were exercised. As a result of the exercise of the 32,000 rights and the issuance of the related common stock, what journal entry would Chen make?

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