Pacifica Papers Inc. needed to conserve cash, so instead of a cash dividend the board of directors declared a 15% common share dividend on June 30, 2023, distributable on July 15, 2023. Because performance during 2023 was better than expected, the company’s board of directors declared a $0.40 per share cash dividend on November 15, 2023, payable on December 1, 2023, to shareholders of record on November 30, 2023. The equity section of Pacifica’s December 31, 2022, balance sheet showed:

Required
1. Journalize the declaration of the share dividend. The market prices of the shares were $16.00 on June 30, 2023, and $17.60 on July 15, 2023.
2. Page 978Journalize the declaration of the cash dividend.
3. Prepare the equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2023, assuming profit earned during the year was $2,356,800.

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Common shares, unlimited shares authorized, 650,000 shares issued and outstanding... Retained earnings............. $6,240,000 2,400,000