Reference no: EM13598458

Peeler Company was incorporated as a new business on January 1, 2010. The corporate charter approved on that date authorized the issuance of 1,000 shares of $100 par, 7% cumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock and 10,000 shares of $5 par common stock On January 10, Peeler issued for cash 500 shares of preferred stock at $120 per share and 4,000 shares of common stock at $80 per share. On January 20, it issued 1000 shares of common stock to acquire a building site at a time when the stock was selling for $70 per share.

During 2010, Peeler established an employee benefit plan and acquired 500 shares of common stock at $60 per share as treasury stock for that purpose. Later in 2010, it resold 100 shares of the stock at $65 per share.

On December 31, 2010, Peeler determined its net income for the year to be $40,000. The firm declared the annual cash dividend to preferred stockholders and a cash dividend of $5 per share to the common stockholders. The dividends will be paid in 2011.

Required

Develop a statement of stockholders' equity for Peeler Company for 2010. The statement should start with the beginning balance of each stockholders' equity account and explain the changes that occurred in each account to arrive at the 2010 ending balances.