Recreate the journal entry reflecting the stock issuance

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Question - Northwest Gas and Electric Company is a giant public utility operating in northern and central California whose annual revenues exceed $17 billion. It reported the following December 31 simplified balances in its statement of stockholders' equity (dollars in millions):

 

Current Year

Prior Year

Common stock

$1,335

$1,334

Paid-in capital

8,485

8,034

Retained earnings

9,686

8,794

During the current year, Northwest Gas and Electric reported net income of $1,651.

Assume that the only other transaction that affected stockholders' equity during the current year was a single stock issuance for cash. Recreate the journal entry reflecting the stock issuance (in millions).

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