Part A

In late $2023,$ the Nicklaus Corporation was formed. The corporate charter authorizes the issuance of $6,000,000$ shares of common

stock carrying a $$1$ par value, and $2,000,000$ shares of $$5$ par value, noncumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock. On January $2,$

$2024,4,000,000$ shares of the common stock are issued In exchange for cash at an average price of $$10$ per share. Also on January $2,$

all $2,000,000$ shares of preferred stock are issued at $$20$ per share.

Requlred:

Prepare journal entries to record these transactions.

Prepare the shareholders' equity section of the Nicklaus balance sheet as of March $31,2024.($Assume net Income for the first

quarter $2024$ was $$1,850,000.)$

Part B

During $2024,$ the Nicklaus Corporation particlpated In three treasury stock transactions:

a$.$ On June $30,2024,$ the corporation reacquires $270,000$ shares for the treasury at a price of $$12$ per share.

b$.$ On July $31,2024,35,000$ treasury shares are relssued at $$15$ per share.

c$.$ On September $30,2024,35,000$ treasury shares are relssued at $$10$ per share.

Required:

Prepare journal entrles to record these transactions.

Prepare the Nicklaus Corporation shareholders' equity section as It would appear in a balance sheet prepared at September $30,$

$($Assume net Income for the second and third quarter was $$3,350,000.)$

Part C

On October $1,2024,$ Nicklaus Corporation recelves permission to replace its $$1$ par value common stock shares authorized,

$4,000,000$ shares issued, and $3,800,000$ shares outstanding$)$ with a new common stock Issue having a $$0\mathrm{.}50$ par value. Since the new

par value is one$-$half the amount of the old, this represents a $2-$for$-1$ stock split. That is$,$ the shareholders will recelve two shares of the

$$0\mathrm{.}50$ par stock in exchange for each share of the $$1$ par stock they own. The $$1$ par stock will be collected and destroyed by the

Issuling corporation.$)$

On November $1,2024,$ the Nicklaus Corporation declares a $$0\mathrm{.}20$ per share cash dividend on common stock and a $$0\mathrm{.}37$ per share

cash dividend on preferred stock. Payment is scheduled for December $1,2024,$ to shareholders of record on November $15,2024.$

On December $2,2024,$ the Nicklaus Corporation declares a $2\%$ stock dividend payable on December $28,2024,$ to shareholders of

record on December $14.$ At the date of declaration, the common stock was selling in the open market at $$10$ per share. The dividend

will result In $152,000(0\mathrm{.}027,600,000)$ additional shares being Issued to shareholders.

Requlred:

Prepare journal entrles to record the declaration and payment of these stock and cash dividends.

Prepare the December $31,2024,$ shareholders' equlty section of the balance sheet for the Nicklaus Corporation. $($Assume net

Income for the fourth quarter was $$2,850,000.)$

Prepare a statement of shareholders' equity for Nicklaus Corporation for $2024.$