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Kohler Corporation reports the following components of stockholders’ equity on December 31, 2016: Common stock—$20 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 1,100,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 70,000 Retained earnings 400,000 Total stockholders' equity $ 1,570,000 In year 2017, the following transactions affected its stockholders’ equity accounts. Jan. 1 Purchased 4,000 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share. Jan. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on February 28 to the February 5 stockholders of record. Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5. July 6 Sold 1,500 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share. Aug. 22 Sold 2,500 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share. Sept. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record. Oct. 28 Paid the dividend declared on September 5. Dec. 31 Closed the $368,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.
Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2017.
2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017.
3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.