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

Common stock$15 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 45,000 shares issued and outstanding

$ 675,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 80,000
Retained earnings 430,000
Total stockholders equity $ 1,185,000
In year 2016, the following transactions affected its stockholders equity accounts.
Jan. 1 Purchased 4,500 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share.
Jan. 5

Directors declared a $2 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 1,688 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share.
Aug. 22 Sold 2,812 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share.
Sept. 5

Directors declared a $2 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.

Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2016.
A B C D
Date General Journal Debit Credit
1 Jan 01 Treasury stock, Common 90,000
2
3 Jan 05 Retained earnings
4
5 Feb 28 Common dividend payable
6
7 Jul 06 Cash
8
9 Aug 22 Cash
10
11 Sep 05 Retained earnings
12
13 Oct 28 Common dividend payable
14
15 Dec 31 Income summary 388,000

2.

Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

KOHLER CORPORATION
Statement of Retained Earnings
For Year Ended December 31, 2016
Retained earnings, Dec. 31, 2015 $430,000
Add: Net income
430,000
Less: Cash dividends declared
Less: Treasury stock reissuances
Retained earnings, Dec. 31, 2016 $430,000

3.Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the companys balance sheet as of December 31, 2016.

KOHLER CORPORATION
Stockholders' Equity Section of the Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016
Common stock - $15 par value
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock
Total contributed capital 0
Retained earnings
Total stockholders' equity $0

PLEASE CALCULATE EACH SECTION

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