Jones Corp
Shareholders' Equity
December 31, 2016
Common Stock, $2 par value (40,000 shares authorized, 8,000 issued and outstanding)
$16,000
Preferred Stock, 6% $5 par (5,000 authorized and outstanding)
$25,000
Retained Earnings
$30,000
Total shareholders' equity $71,000
January 10, 2017 Issued 500 shares of common stock for $8 per share
February 5, 2017 Issued 15% stock dividend when the market price was $10 per share
February 25, 2017 Paid cash dividend to common stockholders for $1 per share
March 2017 Purchased 700 shares of common stock for $15 per share
April 15, 2017 Sold 250 shares of the common stock purchased in March for $18 per share
June 20, 2017 Issued 60% stock dividend when the market price was $20 per share
October 1, 2017 The company issued and paid the preferred stockholders their annual dividends
Prepare the General Journal entries for all of 2017.