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Prepare statement of Shareholder equity for year ending in 2018(not balance sheet)

The balance sheet of Consolidated Paper. Inc, included the following shareholders' equity accounts at 2017: ained ($ in millions) ough Paid-in capital: Preferred stock, 8.8%, 90,000 shares at $1 par Common stock, 364,000 shares at $1 par Paid-in capital-excess of par, preferred Paid-in capital-excess of par, common $ 90,000 364,000 1,437,000 2,574,000 9,735,000 Retained earnings Treasury stock, at cost: 4,000 common shares Total shareholders' equity (44,000) $14,156,000 During 2018, several events and transactions affected the retained earnings of Consolidated Paper. Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate entries for these events: a. On March 3. the board of directors declared a property dividend of 240,000 shares of Leasco International common stock that Consolidated Paper had purchased in January as an investment (book value: $700,000). The investment shares had a fair value of $3 per share and were distributed March 31 to shareholders of record March 15. b. On May 3, a 5-for-4 stock split was declared and distributed. The stock split was effected in the form ofa 25% stock dividend. The market value of the si par common stock was $11 per share. c. On July 5, a 2% common stock dividend was declared and distributed. The market value of the common stock was $11 per share. On December 1, the board of directors declared the 8.8% cash dividend on the 90,000 preferred shares. payable on December 28 to shareholders of record December 20. On December 1, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common shares, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record December 20. d. e. 2. Prepare the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet for Consolidated Paper, Inc., at December 31, 2018. Net income for the year was $810,000

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