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    Mar 12, 2011, 03:29 PM
    Cash Dividends, Treasury stock, and statement of retained earnings
    I did tried to solve this question, and prepared journal entries for it. But my Retained Earning is different than the provided answer for this question. Can you please let me know what mistake I made, so I can correct it. I am explaining my question and the way I solved this question .Please let me if it is possible. Thanks
    Kohler cprportaion reports the following on December,2008
    Common stock--$10 per value, 100000 shares, authorized, 40,000 shares issued and outstanding... $400,000
    Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 60,000
    Retained Earnings 270,000
    Total Stockholder's equity $730,000
    In year 2009, the following transactions affected its stockholder equity accounts.
    1. Purchased 4,000 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share.
    My general Entry for this is
    Common stock 80,000
    cash 80,000
    2. Jan 5, Directors declared a $2 per share dividend payable on Feb.28 to the Feb.5 stockholders of record.
    My general entry for this is
    Retained Earnings 80,000
    Common Dividend Payable 80,000
    Feb 28. Paid the dividen declared on January 5.
    Common dividend payable 80,000
    Cash 80,000
    July 6 Sold 1,500 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share.
    My general enty is
    Cash 36,000
    Treasury stock,common 15,000
    Paid in capital, Treasury stock 21,000
    Aug 22, Sold 2,500 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share
    My entry for this is
    Cash 42,500
    Treasury stock,common 25,000
    Paid in capital, Treasury stock 17,500
    Sep 5, Directors declared a $2 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholder of record
    My general entry for this is
    Retained Earnings 80,000
    Common Dividend Payable 80,000
    Oct 28. Paid the dividend declared on September 5.
    Common dividend payable 80,000
    Cash 80,000
    Dec 31, Closed the $388,000 credit balance from net income in the Income summary account of Retained Earnings
    My GEneral entry is
    Retained Earnings 388,000
    Net Income 388,000
    After these entries , I prepared the Retained Earning Statement, and came up with 270,000 +388,000-160,000 = 498,000, but answer should be $504,500.
    Please let me know where I am making mistake. Thanks :confused::confused:

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