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Stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet and Retained earnings [20-25 min]The fol...

Stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet and Retained earnings [20-25 min]

The following summaries for Miller Service, Inc., and Griffin, Co., provide the information needed to prepare the stockholders’ equity section of each company’s balance sheet. The two companies are independent.

* Miller SecheckEntityr/checkEntityvice, Inc.: Miller is authorized to issue 46,000 shares of $1 par common stock. All the stock was issued at $12 per share. The company incurred net losses of $44,000 in 2009 and $10,000 in 2010. It earned net income of $29,000 in 2011 and $181,000 in 2012. The company declared no dividends during the four-year period.

* Griffin, Co.: Griffin’s charter authorizes the issuance of 30,000 shares of 6%, $12 par preferred stock and 520,000 shares of no-par common stock. Griffin issued 1,100 shares of the preferred stock at $12 per share. It issued 110,000 shares of the common stock for $220,000. The company’s retained earnings balance at the beginning of 2012 was $140,000. Net income for 2012 was $90,000, and the company declared the specified preferred dividend for 2012. Preferred dividends for 2011 were in arrears.

Requirement

1. For each company, prepare the stockholders’ equity section of its balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Show the computation of all amounts. Entries are not required.

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