Ayayai company reported the following amounts in the


Ayayai Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders’ equity section of its December 31, 2016, balance sheet.

Preferred stock, 9%, $100 par (10,000 shares authorized, 2,000 shares issued) $200,000

Common stock, $5 par (102,000 shares authorized, 20,400 shares issued) 102,000

Additional paid-in capital 120,000

Retained earnings 495,000

Total $917,000

During 2017, Ayayai took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders’ equity.

1. Paid the annual 2016 $9 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2016.

2. Purchased 1,700 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $41 per share. Ayayai uses the cost method.

3. Reissued 600 treasury shares for land valued at $30,400.

4. Issued 480 shares of preferred stock at $105 per share.

5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for $44 per share.

6. Issued the stock dividend.

7. Declared the annual 2017 $9 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2018.

Prepare journal entries to record the transactions described above.

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