Hammond Manufacturing Inc. was legally incorporated on January 2, 2014. Its articles of incorporation granted it the right to issue an unlimited number of common shares and 100,000 shares of $14.40 non-cumulative preferred shares. The following transactions are among those that occurred during the first three years of operations:

Required
1. Journalize the transactions for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016.
2. Prepare the statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2016.
3. Prepare the equity section on the December 31, 2016, balance sheet.
Analysis Component: Determine the net assets of Hammond Manufacturing Inc. for 2014, 2015, and 2016. Is the trend favourable or unfavorable?Explain.

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2014 Jan 12 Issued 40,000 common shares at $4.80 each 20 Issued 6,000 common shares to promoters who provided legal services that helped to establish the company. These services had a fair value of $36,000 31 Issued 80,000 common shares in exchange for land, building, and equipment, which have fair market values of $360,000, $480,000, and $48,000 respectively Mar 4 Purchased equipment at a cost of $8,160 cash. This was thought to be a special bargain price. It was felt that at least $10,800 would normally have had to be paid to acquire this equipment. During 2014, the company incurred a net loss of $96,000. The Income Summary account was closed Dec. 31 2015 31 2016 an 4 Issued 5,000 preferred shares at $72 per share. Dec. The Income Summary account was closed. Net income for 2015 was $216,000 Dec. 4 The company declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share on the common shares payable on December 18 and also declared the required dividend on the preferred shares. 18 Paid the dividends declared on December 4 31 Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016, was $192,000. The Income Summary and Cash Dividends accounts were closed