Cash dividends, treasury stock, and statement of retained earings Balthus Corp. reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2015 Common stock si per values, 320,000 hores author tred, 200,000 sher e d and outstandes......... Paid in capital in exces of purva, como sock Retained mig... Tocal stockholders' equity $ 200,000 1,400,000 2,160,000 $3,760.000 It completed the following transactions related to stockholders' equity in year 2016: Jan. 10 Purchased 40,000 shares of its own stock at $12 cash per share. Mar. 2 Directors declared a $1.50 per share cash dividend payable on March 31 to the March 15 stockholders of record Mar. 31 Paid the dividend declared on March 2. Nov. 11 Sold 24,000 of its treasury shares at $13 cash per share. Nov. 25 Sold 16,000 of its treasury shares at $9.50 cash per share. Dec. 1 Directors declared a $2.50 per share cash dividend payable on January 2 to the December 10 stockholders of record. Dec. 31 Closed the $1,072,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings. Required 1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2016. 2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016. 3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the company's balance sheet as of December 31, 2016