AIM Inc. showed the following equity account balances on the December $31,2019,$ balance sheet:

Comnon shares, unlimited authorized shares, $820,000$ shares

issued and outstanding

Retained earnings

$$6,478,800$

$2,123,600$

During $2020,$ the following selected transactions occurred:

Feb. $10$ Repurchased and retired $159,000$ common shares at $$10\mathrm{.}00$ per share; this is the first retirement recorded by AIM.

May $15$ Declared a $2$:$1$ share split to shareholders of record on June $1,$ distributable June $15.$

Dec. $1$ Declared a $10w_4$ share dividend to shareholders of record on December $10,$ distributable December $20.$ The narket

prices of the shares on Decenber $1,$ December $10,$ and December $20$ were $$6\mathrm{.}00$$$7\mathrm{.}10,$ and $$5\mathrm{.}50,$ respectively.

$20$ Distributed the share dividend declared December $1.$

$31$ Closed the credit balance of $$801,839$ in the Income Sumnary account.

Required:

a$.$ Journalize the transactions above $($assuming the retirements were the first ever recorded by AlM Inc.$).$ The company does not use a

share dividends account. $($If no entry is required for a transaction$/$event$,$ select $"$No journal entry required" in the first account field.$)$

Answer is not complete.

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b$.$ Prepare the equity section on the December $31,2020,$ balance sheet.

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