Startech Limited reported the following shareholders' equity data (all dollars in millions): ________________________________________________________ December 31, ______________________________________________________ 2017
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________________________________________________________ December 31,
______________________________________________________ 2017 _______ 2016
Preferred shares............................................................................. $ 604 ......... $ 740
Common shares.................................................................................. 2,390 ......... 2,130
Retained earnings............................................................................... 20,661 ...... 19,108
Startech earned net income of $2,960 during 2017. Common shares were issued for $20.00 each. For each account except Retained Earnings, one transaction explains the change from the December 31, 2016, balance to the December 31, 2017, balance. Two transactions affected Retained Earnings. Give a full explanation, including the dollar amount, for the change in each account?
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ISBN: 978-0134564142
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Walter Jr. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thomas, Greg Berberich, Catherine Seguin
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