Common stock$10 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding	$550,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock	60,000
Retained earnings	460,000
Total stockholders' equity	$1,070,000

In year 2017, the following transactions affected its stockholders equity accounts.

Jan.	1	Purchased 4,500 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share.
Jan.	5	Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on February 28 to the February 5 stockholders of record.
Feb.	28	Paid the dividend declared on January 5.
July	6	Sold 1,688 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share.
Aug.	22	Sold 2,812 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share.
Sept.	5	Directors declared a $4 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record.
Oct.	28	Paid the dividend declared on September 5.
Dec.	31	Closed the $408,000 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 2017. 2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017. 3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the companys balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.