FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Running Corporation reports the following components of stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2019

Common stock - $20 par value, 250,000 shares authorized,            $                         2,000,000
80,000 shares issued and outstanding            
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock                                          235,000
Retained earnings                                          890,000
Total stockholders' equity            $                         3,125,000

 

During 2021, the following transactions affected its stockholders’ equity accounts.
Jan. 2 Purchased 6,300 shares of its own stock at $35 cash per share.
Jan. 5 Directors declared a $2.00 per share cash dividend payable on February 28 to the February 5 stockholders of record.
Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5.
May 5 Sold 3,982 of its treasury shares at $42 cash per share.
Sept. 5 Directors declared a $2.00 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 $421,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.

 

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1.  Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions.
2.  Calculate the ending balance in retained earnings.
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