The stockholders” equity section of Sager Company”s 2008 December 31, balance sheet follows:

Stockholders” equity:

 

Paid-In Capital:

   

Preferred stock – $60 par value, 5%; authorized, 5,000 shares;

$150,000

issued and outstanding, 2,500 shares

Common stock – without par or stated value; authorized,

225,000

50,000 shares; issued, 25,000 shares of which 500 are held in

treasury

   

Paid-in capital in excess of par – preferred

3,000

Total paid-in capital

$378,000

Retained earnings:

 

Appropriated:

   

For plant expansion

$15,000

 

Unappropriated (restricted as to dividends to the extent of

$6,000, the cost of the treasury stock held)

126,000

 

Total retained earnings

141,000

Total paid-in capital and retained earnings

$519,000

Less: Treasury stock, common, at cost (500 shares)

6,000

Total stockholders” equity

$513,000

Following are selected transactions that occurred in 2009:

Jan. 13 Cash was received for 550 shares of previously unissued common stock at USD 13.20.

Feb. 4 A plot of land was accepted as payment in full for 500 shares of common stock, and the stock was issued. Closing market price of the common stock on this date was USD 12 per share.

Mar. 24 All of the treasury stock was reissued at USD 14.40 per share.

June 23 The regular semiannual dividend on the preferred stock was declared.

30 The preferred dividend was paid.

July 3 A 10 percent stock dividend was declared on the common stock. Market price on this date was USD 16.80.

18 The stock dividend shares were issued.

Oct. 4 The company reacquired 105 shares of its common stock at USD 14.40.

Dec. 18 The regular semiannual dividend on the preferred stock and a USD 0.24 per share dividend on the common stock were declared.

31 Both dividends were paid.

31 An additional appropriation of retained earnings of USD 3,000 for plant expansion was authorized.

a. Prepare journal entries to record the 2009 transactions.

b. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year 2009, assuming net income for the year was USD 25,800.

c. Prepare the stockholders” equity section of the 2009 December 31, balance sheet.