Question: On January 1 , 2 0 2 2 , Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders equity accounts. Common Stock ( $ 2 0 par value,

On January 1,2022, Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders equity accounts.
Common Stock ($20 par value, 60,000 shares issued and
outstanding)$1,200,000Paid-in Capital in Excess of ParCommon Stock200,000Retained Earnings600,000
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
Feb.1Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on February 15, payable March 1.Mar.1Paid the dividend declared in February.Apr.1Announced a 2-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, the market price per share was $36.July1Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on July 15, distributable July 31. On July 1, the market price of the stock was $13 per share.31Issued the shares for the stock dividend.Dec.1Declared a $0.50 per share dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable January 5,2023.31Determined that net income for the year was $350,000.
Instructions
Journalize the transactions and the closing entries for net income and dividends.
Enter the beginning balances, and post the entries to the stockholders equity accounts. (Use T-accounts.)(Note: Open additional stockholders equity accounts as needed.)
Prepare the stockholders equity section at December 31.
c. Total stockholders equity $2,224,000
Prepare stockholders equity section and compute allocation of dividends.

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