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On January 1, 2014, the Stockholders' Equity Section of Gibbons

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On January 1, 2014, the stockholders' equity section of Gibbons Corporation's balance sheet reported the following:  Common stock, par $10, authorized 100,000 shares,  issued 10,000 shares $100,000 Capital in excess of par 50,000 Retained earnings 160,000\begin{array}{l}\text { Common stock, par } \$ 10 \text {, authorized } 100,000 \text { shares, }\\\text { issued 10,000 shares } & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Capital in excess of par } & 50,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 160,000\end{array} During 2014, the following selected transactions occurred (assume they occurred in the order given): April 1 \quad Issued a 10%10 \% stock dividend when the market price was $12\$ 12 .
May 1 \quad 200 shares of treasury stock were purchased at $11\$ 11 per share.
Sept. 1 \quad Declared and paid a cash dividend of $19,800\$ 19,800 .
Dec. 31 \quad Net income was $30,000\$ 30,000 . Required:
Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.

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