HiTech Manufacturing Company has $1,000,000$ shares of $$1$ par value capital stock outstanding on January $1.$ The following equity transactions occurred during the current year.

Apr. $30$ Distributed additional shares of capital stock in a $2-$for$-1$ stock split. Market price of stock was $$29$ per share.

June $1$ Declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}69$ per share.

July $1$ Paid the $$0\mathrm{.}69$ cash dividend to stockholders.

Aug. $1$ Declared a $5$ percent stock dividend. Market price of stock was $$19$ per share.

Sept. $10$ Issued shares resulting from the $5$ percent stock dividend declared on August $1.$

a$.$ Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions.

b$.$ Compute the number of shares of capital stock outstanding at year$-$end.

c$.$ What is the par value per share of HiTech Manufacturing stock at the end of the year?

d$.$ Determine the effect of each of the following on total stockholders' equity: stock split, declaration and payment of a cash dividend, declaration and distribution of a stock dividend.