Kohler corporation reports the following components of


Kohler Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2015:

Common stock-$15 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 60,000 shares issued and outstanding $900,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock $60,000

Retained earnings $400,000

Total stockholders' equity $ 1,360,000 

In year 2016, the following transactions affected its stockholders' equity accounts.

Jan. 1 Purchased 5,000 shares of its own stock at $15 cash per share.

Jan. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record.

Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5.

July 6 Sold 1,875 of its treasury shares at $19 cash per share.

Aug. 22 Sold 3,125 of its treasury shares at $12 cash per share.

Sept. 5 Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record.

Oct. 28 Paid the dividend declared on September 5.

Dec. 31 Closed the $388,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.

Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2016.

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