Hatch Company has two classes of share capital outstanding: 8%, £20 par preference and £5 par ordinary. At December 31, 2014, the following accounts were included in equity.

The following transactions affected equity during 2015.
Jan. 1 30,000 preference shares issued at £22 per share.
Feb. 1 50,000 ordinary shares issued at £20 per share.
June 1 2-for-1 share split (par value reduced to £2.50).
July 1 30,000 ordinary treasury shares purchased at £10 per share. Hatch uses the cost method.
Sept. 15 10,000 treasury shares reissued at £11 per share.
Dec. 31 The preference dividend is declared, and an ordinary dividend of 50 pence per share is declared.
Dec. 31 Net income is £2,100,000.
Instructions Prepare the equity section of the statement of financial position for Hatch Company at December 31, 2015.
Show all supporting computations.

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Share Capital-Preference, 150,000 shares Share Capital-Ordinary, 2,000,000 shares Share Premium-Preference Share Premium-Ordinary 3,000,000 10,000,000 200,000 27,000,000 Retained Earnings 4,500,000