During the current year, the following transoctions affected its stockholders' equity accounts.January $2.$ Purchased $4,100$ shares of its own stock at $$25$ cash per share.January $7$ Directors declared a $$1\mathrm{.}50$ per share cash dividend payable on February $28$ to the February $9$ stockholders of record.

February $28$ Paid the dividend declared on January $7.$

August $27$ sold $1,640$ of its treasury shares at $$30$ cash per share.

September $9$ Dind $2,050$ of $1$ ts treasury shares at $$21$ cash per share.

October $22$ Paid $22$ per share eash dividend payable on october $22$ to the September $23$ stockholders of record.

Decenber $31$ closed the dividend declared on Septenber $9.$

Required:

Prepore journel entries to record each of these tronsactions.

Prepore o stotement of retained earnings for the current year ended December $31.$

Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December $31$ of the current year.

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