Question 1 Cullumber Company reported the following amounts

Question 1 Cullumber Company reported the following amounts in the stockholders\' equity section of its December 31, 2016, balance sheet. Preferred stock, 10%, $100 par (10,000 shares authorized, 1,900 shares issued) $190,000 Common stock, $5 par (101,000 shares authorized, 20,200 shares issued) Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings 101,000 125,000 431,000 $847,000 Total During 2017, Cullumber took part in the following transactions concerning stockholders\' equity. 1. Paid the annual 2016 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and a $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 31, 2016. 2. Purchased 1,800 shares of its own outstanding common stock for $43 per share. Cullumber uses the cost method. 3. Reissued 700 treasury shares for land valued at $31,600 4. Issued 530 shares of preferred stock at $104 per share. 5. Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock when the stock is selling for S 47 per share. 6. Issued the stock dividend. 7. Declared the annual 2017 $10 per share dividend on preferred stock and the $2 per share dividend on common stock. These dividends are payable in 2018.

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Stockholder\'s equity Common stock (101000+9550) 110550 Preferred stock (190000+53000) 243000 Total capital stock 353550 Additional paid-in-capital Beginning balance 125000 Paid-in-capital from treasury stock 1500 Paid-in-capital in excess of par-Preferred stock 2120 Paid-in-capital in excess of par-Common stock 80220 208840 Total paid-in-capital 562390 Retained earnings (431000-89770-66320) 274910 Total paid-in-capital and retained earnings 837300 Less:Treasury stock (77400-30100) 47300 Total Stockholder\'s equity 790000