Preferred Stock, 50,000 shares   $5,000,000 Common stock, 1,200,000 shares   2,400,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – Preferred Stock   300,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – Common Stock   31,200,000 Retained Earnings   12,800,000

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Flounder Company has two classes of capital stock outstanding: 7%, $100 par preferred and $2 par common. At December 31, 2017, the following accounts were included in stockholders’ equity.

Preferred Stock, 50,000 shares   $5,000,000
Common stock, 1,200,000 shares   2,400,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – Preferred Stock   300,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – Common Stock   31,200,000
Retained Earnings   12,800,000


The following transactions affected stockholders’ equity during 2018.

Jan. 1 - 500 shares of preferred stock issued at $108 per share.
Mar. 21 - 101,000 shares of common stock issued at $40 per share.
June 1 - 2-for-1 common stock split (par value reduced to $1).
July 15 - 77,000 shares of common treasury stock purchased at $28 per share. Flounder uses the cost method.
Sept. 4 - 9,000 shares of treasury stock reissued at $34 per share.
Dec. 31 - The preferred dividend is declared, and a common dividend of 73¢ per share is declared.
Dec. 31 - Net income is $4,352,000.


Prepare the stockholders’ equity section for Hatch Company at December 31, 2018.

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