On January 1, 2012, Kristen Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts.
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Common Stock ($20 par value, 60,000 shares issued and outstanding) |
$1,200,000 |
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Paid in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock |
200,000 |
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Retained Earnings |
600,000 |
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
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Feb. |
1 |
Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable |
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March 1. |
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Mar. |
1 |
Paid the dividend declared in February. |
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Apr. |
1 |
Announced a 2 for 1 stock split. Prior to the split, the market price per share was $36. |
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July |
1 |
Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on July 15, distributable |
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July 31. On July 1, the market price of the stock was $13 per share. |
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31 |
Issued the shares for the stock dividend. |
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Dec |
1 |
Declared a $0.50 per share dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable |
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January 5, 2013. |
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31 |
Determined that net income for the year was $350,000. |
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Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable |
Instructions
(a) Journalize the transactions and the closing entry for net income.
(b) Enter the beginning balances, and post the entries to the stockholders’ equity accounts.
(c) Prepare a stockholders’ equity section at December 31.