Question

Duke Corporation reports the following components of stockholders equity on December 31, 2013:


Common stock$25 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 45,000 shares issued and outstanding $1,125,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 60,000
Retained earnings 460,000
Total stockholders equity $1,645,000

In 2014, the following transactions affected its stockholders equity accounts:
Jan. 1 Purchased 4,500 shares of its own stock at $27 cash per share.
Jan. 5 Directors declared a $3 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record.
Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5.
Mar. 3 Sold 1,000 shares of treasury stock for $28 per share.
May 25 Sold 1,000 shares of treasury stock for $16 per share.

What is the amount in the Retained Earnings account immediately after the May 25 sale?

A. $460,000
B. $328,500
C. $444,000
D. $433,000
E. $338,500

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