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Common stock, 113 million shares at $1 par	$	113,000
Paid-in capitalexcess of par		678,000
Retained earnings		920,000

a.	November 1, 2016, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November 15, to be paid December 1.
b.	On March 1, 2017, the board of directors declared a property dividend consisting of corporate bonds of Warner Corporation that Branch-Rickie was holding as an investment. The bonds had a fair value of $2.9 million, but were purchased two years previously for $2.5 million. Because they were intended to be held to maturity, the bonds had not been previously written up. The property dividend was payable to shareholders of record March 13, to be distributed April 5.
c.	On July 12, 2017, the corporation declared and distributed a 4% common stock dividend (when the market value of the common stock was $21 per share). Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares representing 520,000 equivalent whole shares.
d.	On November 1, 2017, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November 15, to be paid December 1.
e.	On January 15, 2018, the board of directors declared and distributed a 3-for-2 stock split effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend when the market value of the common stock was $22 per share.
f.	On November 1, 2018, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.35 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November 15, to be paid December 1.

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Prepare the journal entries that Branch-Rickie recorded during the three-year period for these transactions. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in whole dollars.) *****I AM STUCK ON PROBLEM C. I come with 10920000 for my cash but my retained earnings and other parts of the problem are not correct. I need to know where I am going incorrect with this problem.

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