1. Gibco Sports begins operations on January 1, 2019. During the year, the following transactions affect shareholders'

equity.

1. Gibco authorizes the issuance of 2 million common shares and 100,000 preferred shares, which pay a dividend of

$2 per share.

2. 450,000 common shares are issued for $15 a share.

3. 10,000 preferred shares are issued for $20 per share.

4. A 2:1 stock split is declared on common shares.

5. The full annual dividend on the preferred shares is declared and paid.

6. A dividend of $0.30 per share is declared on the common shares but is not yet paid.

7. The dividends on the common shares are paid.

8. A 15% stock dividend is declared on the common shares. On the date of declaration, the shares' market price was

$18.00. It dropped to $16.50 on the date of record.

a. Write the journal entries for the above transactions. All entries are whole dollar amounts, unless otherwise indicated. If

no entry, explain the reason.

b. Calculate Retained Earnings as of December 31, 2019. The company had net income of $3,000,000 in 2019.