Morrow Enterprises Inc. manufactures bathroom fixtures. Morrow Enterprises’ stockholders’ equity accounts, with balances on January 1, 20Y6, are as follows: Common Stock, $20 stated value (500,000 shares authorized, 375,000 shares issued) $ 7,500,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock 825,000 Retained Earnings 33,600,000 Treasury Stock (25,000 shares, at cost)

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Morrow Enterprises Inc. manufactures bathroom fixtures. Morrow Enterprises’ stockholders’ equity accounts, with balances on January 1, 20Y6, are as follows:

Common Stock, $20 stated value (500,000 shares authorized, 375,000 shares issued) $ 7,500,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock 825,000
Retained Earnings 33,600,000
Treasury Stock (25,000 shares, at cost) 450,000
 
The following selected transactions occurred during the year:
Jan. 22 Paid cash dividends of $0.08 per share on the common stock. The dividend had been properly recorded when declared on December 1 of the preceding fiscal year for $28,000.
Apr. 10 Issued 75,000 shares of common stock for $24 per share.
Jun. 6 Sold all of the treasury stock for $26 per share.
Jul. 5 Declared a 4% Stock dividend on common stock, to be capitalized at the market price of the stock, which is $25 per share.
Aug. 15 Issued shares of stock for the Stock dividend declared on July 5.
Nov. 23 Purchased 30,000 shares of treasury stock for $19 per share.
Dec. 28 Declared a $0.10-per-share dividend on common stock.
  31 Closed the two dividends accounts to Retained Earnings.
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