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. The Rostinaja Company is incorporated at the beginning of Year One. For convenience, assume that the company earns a reported net income of $130,000 each year and pays an annual cash dividend of
$50,000. The company is authorized to issue 200,000 shares of $3 par value common stock. At the start of Year One, the company issues 40,000 shares of this common stock for $8 per share. At the end of Year
Two, the company buys back 5,000 shares of its own stock for $12 per share. The cost method is used to
record these shares. At the start of Year Three, the company reissues 1,000 of these shares for $14 per
share. At the start of Year Four, the company reissues the remainder of the treasury stock for $9 per share.
a. Prepare the stockholders equity section of this company’s balance sheet as of December 31, Year
One.
b. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of this company’s balance sheet as of December 31, Year
Two.
c. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of this company’s balance sheet as of December 31, Year
Three.
d. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of this company’s balance sheet as of December 31, Year
Four.