Question

A company reported stockholders' equity on January 1 of the current year as follows: common stock, $5 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 600,000 shares issued; contributed capital in excess of par value, common stock, $1,025,000; retained earnings, $2,850,000. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions:


May 1 A cash dividend of $1.10 per common share was declared by the board of directors to stockholder of record on May 20, payable June 1.
May 20 The date of record.
June 1 Paid the cash dividend.

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