Listed here are the stockholders$$ equity sections of three public companies for fiscal years ending in $2017$ and $2016.($Note that for General Mills these data are for the fiscal years ended on May $27,2018,$ and May $28,2017.)$

$20172016$

The Wendy's Company $($in thousands$)$

Stockholders' equity

Common stock, $?$ par value per share, authorized:

$1,500,000$; $470,424$ shares issued $ $47,042$ $ $47,042$

Additional paid$-$in capital $2,885,9552,878,589$

Retained earnings $(163,289)(290,857)$

Accumulated other comprehensive income $($loss$)(46,198)(63,241)$

Treasury stock, at cost: $229,912$ in $2017$ and $223,850$ in $2016(2,150,307)(2,043,797)$

Coca$-$Cola $($in millions$)$

Stockholders' equity

Common stock, $?$ par value per share, authorized:

$11,200$; issued: $7,040$ shares in $2017$ and $20161,7601,760$

Capital surplus $15,86414,993$

Reinvested earnings $60,43065,502$

Accumulated other comprehensive incorporated $($loss$)(10,305)(11,205)$

Treasury stock, at cost: $(2,781$ shares in $2017$ and $2,752$ shares in $2016)(50,677)(47,988)$

General Mills $($in millions$)$

Stockholders$$ equity

Common stock, $?$ par value per share, $754\mathrm{.}6$ issued in $2018$ and $201775\mathrm{.}575\mathrm{.}5$

Additional paid$-$in capital $1,202\mathrm{.}51,120\mathrm{.}9$

Retained earnings $14,459\mathrm{.}613,138\mathrm{.}9$

Accumulated other comprehensive incorporated $($loss$)(2,429\mathrm{.}0)(2,244\mathrm{.}5)$

Treasury stock, at cost: $161\mathrm{.}5$ and $177\mathrm{.}7$

shares in $2018$ and $2017,$ respectively, at cost $(7,167\mathrm{.}5)(7,762\mathrm{.}9)$

Required:

What is the per share par or stated value of the common stock in $2017$ for each company?

What was the average issue price of the common stock for each company and year?

How many shares of stock are outstanding for each company at the end of $2017?$

What is the average cost per share of the treasury stock for each company in $2017?$

State whether the change in retained earnings from $2016$ to $2017$ was positive or negative for each company?

Can you determine the amount of net income from the information given?

What is the total stockholders$$ equity for each company and year?