On January 1, 2020, Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders' equity accounts. Common Stock ($20...
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On January 1, 2020, Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders' equity accounts. Common Stock ($20 par value, 60,000 shares $1,200,000 issued and outstanding) Paid-in Capital in Excess of ParCommon 200,000 Stock Retained Earnings 600,000 During the year, the following transactions occurred. Feb. 1 Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable March 1. Mar. 1 Paid the dividend declared in February. Apr. 1 Announced a 2-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, the market price per share was $36. July 1 Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on July 15, distributable July 31. On July 1, the market price of the stock was $13 per share. 31 Issued the shares for the stock dividend. Dec. 1 Declared a $0.50 per share dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable January 5, 2021. 31 Determined that net income for the year was $350,000. a. Journalize the transactions and the closing entries for net income and dividends. b. Enter the beginning balances, and post the entries to the stockholders' equity accounts. (Note: Open additional stockholders' equity accounts as needed.) c. Prepare a stockholders' equity section at December 31
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