Context corporation reports the following components of

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Context Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2011. Common stock-$10 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, 20,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000 Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,000 Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $365,000 Shaw, Ken; Wild, John; Chiappetta, Barbara (2011-12-01). Fundamental Accounting Principles (Page 542). Business And Economics. Kindle Edition. In year 2012, the following transactions affected its stockholders' equity accounts. Jan. 1 Purchased 2,000 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share. Jan. 5 Directors declared a $2 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record. Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 5. July 6 Sold 750 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share. Aug. 22 Sold 1,250 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share. Sept. 5 Directors declared a $2 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record. Oct. 28 Paid the dividend declared on September 5. Dec. 31 Closed the $194,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.

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1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2012.

2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012.

3. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the company's balance sheet as of December 31, 2012.

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