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create journal entries: Common stock—$10 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 550,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 80,000 Retained earnings 460,000 Total stockholders’ equity $ 1,090,000 In year 2016, the following transactions affected its stockholders’ equity accounts. Jan. 1 Purchased 5,000 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share. Jan. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record. Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5. July 6 Sold 1,875 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share. Aug. 22 Sold 3,125 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 $408,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.
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 Date  | 
 General Journal  | 
 Debit  | 
 Credit  | 
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 1-Jan  | 
 Treasury stock, Common (5000x20)  | 
 100000  | 
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 Cash  | 
 100000  | 
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 (To record the purchase of own stock)  | 
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 5-Jan  | 
 Retained earnings (55000-5000)*4  | 
 200000  | 
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 Common dividend payable  | 
 200000  | 
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 (To record the declaration of dividend)  | 
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 28-Feb  | 
 Common dividend payable  | 
 200000  | 
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 Cash  | 
 200000  | 
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 (To record the payment of dividend)  | 
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 6-Jul  | 
 Cash (1875*24)  | 
 45000  | 
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 Treasury stock, Common (1875*20)  | 
 37500  | 
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 Paid-In capital, Treasury stock (1875*4)  | 
 7500  | 
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 (To record the sale of treasury stock)  | 
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 22-Aug  | 
 Cash (3125*17)  | 
 53125  | 
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 Paid-In capital, Treasury stock  | 
 7500  | 
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 Retained earnings  | 
 1875  | 
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 Treasury stock, Common ((3125*20)  | 
 62500  | 
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 (To record the sale of treasury stock)  | 
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 5-Sep  | 
 Retained earnings  | 
 220000  | 
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 Common dividend payable (55000*4)  | 
 220000  | 
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 (To record the declaration of dividend)  | 
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 28-Oct  | 
 Common dividend payable  | 
 220000  | 
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 Cash  | 
 220000  | 
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 (To record the payment of dividend)  | 
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 31-Dec  | 
 Income summary  | 
 408000  | 
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 Retained earnings  | 
 408000  | 
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 (To close Income Summary account to  |