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The balance sheet of Consolidated Paper, Inc

Accounting

The balance sheet of Consolidated Paper, Inc., included the following shareholders equity accounts at December 31, 2012:

   
  Paid-in capital:      
      Preferred stock, 8.0%, 97,000 shares at $1 par $ 97,000  
      Common stock, 474,700 shares at $1 par   474,700  
      Paid-in capital excess of par, preferred   1,585,000  
      Paid-in capital excess of par, common   2,635,000  
  Retained earnings   9,645,000  
  Treasury stock, at cost; 4,700 common shares   (47,000 )
       
  Total shareholders' equity $ 14,389,700  
       


During 2013, several events and transactions affected the retained earnings of Consolidated Paper.

Required:
1.

Prepare the appropriate entries for these events. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

a.

On March 3 the board of directors declared a property dividend of 285,000 shares of Leasco International common stock that Consolidated Paper had purchased in January as an investment (book value: $828,000). The investment shares had a fair value of $3 per share and were distributed March 31 to shareholders of record March 15.
b.

On May 3 a 5-for-4 stock split was declared and distributed. The stock split was effected in the form of a 25% stock dividend. The market value of the $1 par common stock was $10 per share.
c.

On July 5 a 1% common stock dividend was declared and distributed. The market value of the common stock was $10 per share.
d.

On December 1 the board of directors declared the 8.0% cash dividend on the 97,000 preferred shares, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record December 20.
e.

On December 1 the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.60 per share on its common shares, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record December 20.

2.

Prepare the shareholders equity section of the balance sheet for Consolidated Paper, Inc., at December 31, 2013. Net income for the year was $870,000.

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