ohler Corporation reports the following components of stockholders equity on December 31, 2016:

Common stock$25 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and outstanding	$	1,375,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock		70,000
Retained earnings		430,000
Total stockholders' equity	$	1,875,000

In year 2017, the following transactions affected its stockholders equity accounts.

Jan.		1		Purchased 5,500 shares of its own stock at $25 cash per share.
Jan.		5		Directors declared a $6 per share cash dividend payable on February 28 to the February 5 stockholders of record.
Feb.		28		Paid the dividend declared on January 5.
July		6		Sold 2,063 of its treasury shares at $29 cash per share.
Aug.		22		Sold 3,437 of its treasury shares at $22 cash per share.
Sept.		5		Directors declared a $6 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record.
Oct.		28		Paid the dividend declared on September 5.
Dec.		31		Closed the $428,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.

Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2017. 2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017. 3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the companys balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.