Prepare journal entries for each of the transaction


Selected data from the comparative balance sheets of Labtec Company as of December 31, Year 1, and Year 2 appear below:

                                                                Year 1       Year 2
Preferred stock, $100 Par, Issued at Par        $0       $ 600,000
Common Stock, $30 Par                           300,000      345,000
Additional Paid-in Capital                          120,000      177,000
Retained Earnings                                  1,260,000    1,320,000
Total                                                   $1,680,000   $2,442,000
*Less Cost of Treasury Shares                  -72,000            -
Total Shareholders' Equity                     $1,608,000    $2,442,000

*Cost of 1,500 shares.

The following transactions occurred during Year 2:

a. March 1, Year 2: The company resold the Treasury shares on the market for $57 per share.

b. June 30, Year 2: The company declared and issued a 10-percent stock dividend at a time when the market price was $63 per share.

c. September 15, Year 2: The company issued additional shares of common stock on the open market for cash.

d. November 16, Year 2: The company issued new preferred shares on the open market for cash.
e. December 31, Year 2: Net income for Year 2 was $195,000. The company declared and paid cash dividends of $72,000 on the last day of the year.

Required:

Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions and events affecting these shareholders' equity accounts during Year 2.

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