Identifying and Analyzing Financial Statement Effects of Dividends The stockholders equity of Palepu Company at December 31, 2015, appears below.

Common stock, $12 par value, 200,000 shares authorized;
82,000 shares issued and outstanding	$984,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value	480,000
Retained earnings	305,000

During 2016, the following transactions occurred:

May 12	Declared and issued a 4% stock dividend; the common stock market value was $18 per share.
Dec. 31	Declared and paid a cash dividend of 75 cents per share.

a. Using the financial statement effects template, illustrate the effects of these transactions. Use negative signs with answers when appropriate. When applicable, enter total amount for contributed capital.

	Balance Sheet									Income Statement
Transaction	Cash Asset	+	Noncash Asset	=	Liabilities	+	Contrib. Capital	+	Earned Capital	Revenues	-	Expenses	=	Net Income
5/12 Declared and issued stock dividend		+		=		+		+			-		=
12/31 Declared and paid cash dividend		+		=		+		+			-		=

b. Prepare the journal entries for these transactions.

General Journal
Date	Description	Debit	Credit
5/12	CashCommon stockAdditional paid-in capitalRetained earnings
	Common Stock
	CashCommon stockAdditional paid-in capitalRetained earnings
12/31	CashCommon stockAdditional paid-in capitalRetained earnings
	CashCommon stockAdditional paid-in capitalRetained earnings

c. Post the journal entries from b to the related T-accounts.

Cash (A)
5/12	Answer	Answer
12/31	Answer	Answer

Common Stock (SE)
5/12	Answer	Answer
12/31	Answer	Answer

Retained Earnings (SE)
5/12	Answer	Answer
12/31	Answer	Answer

Additional Paid-in Capital (SE)
5/12	Answer	Answer
12/31	Answer	Answer

d. Prepare a retained earnings reconciliation for 2016 assuming that the company reports 2016 net income of $283,000. Do not use negative signs with answers below.

PALEPU COMPANY Statement of Retained Earnings For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Retained earnings, December 31, 2015
Add:
Net incomeCash dividends declaredStock dividends declared
Less:
Cash dividends declared
Net incomeCash dividends declaredStock dividends declared
Retained earnings, December 31, 2016

Please answer all parts of the question.