Review Illustration 18-1: Detailed Shareholders' Equity Presentation in the textbook Chapter 18. This is a detailed sample stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet for Exposition Corporation. As you can see in the shareholders equity section of the balance sheet, shareholders equity is broken down into paid in capital, retained earnings of accumulated other comprehensive income, and treasury stock. Discuss the items and item descriptions that you find in this section. For example, the first item is preferred stock. What is preferred stock? What makes it different from common stock? How is the dollar amount shown for preferred stock determined? What is par value? Why is the preferred par value set at $10?

Illustration 18-1 Detailed Shareholders' Equity Presentation