Houghton Company began business on January 1, 2015 by issuing all of its 1,600,000 authorized shares of its $2 par value common stock for $31 per share. On June 30, Houghton declared a cash dividend of $1.50 per share to stockholders of record on July 31. Houghton paid the cash dividend on August 30. On November 1, Houghton reacquired 320,000 of its own shares of stock for $38 per share. On December 22, Houghton resold 160,000 of these shares for $42 per share Required: a. Prepare all of the necessary jounal entries to record the events described above. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record the issue of 1,600,000 authorized shares of $2 par value for $31 per share. Note: Enter debits before credits. Debit Credit Record entry Clear entry View general journal b. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 assuming that the net income for the year was s8,500,000. Balance Sheet as of 12/31/2015 Total Stockholders' Equilty