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The equity sections from Atticus Group’s 2015 and 2016 year-endbalance sheets follow.

Stockholders’ Equity (December 31, 2015)
Common stock—$6 par value, 50,000 shares
authorized, 35,000 shares issued andoutstanding
$ 210,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, commonstock 170,000
Retained earnings 340,000
Total stockholders’ equity $ 720,000

Stockholders’ Equity (December 31, 2016)
Common stock—$6 par value, 50,000 shares
authorized, 41,400 shares issued, 3,000shares in treasury
$ 248,400
Paid-incapital in excess of par value, common stock 195,600
Retained earnings ($40,000 restricted by treasurystock) 420,000
864,000
Lesscost of treasury stock (40,000 )
Total stockholders’ equity $ 824,000

The followingtransactions and events affected its equity during year 2016.
Jan. 5 Declared a $0.40per share cash dividend, date of record January 10.
Mar. 20 Purchasedtreasury stock for cash.
Apr. 5 Declared a $0.40per share cash dividend, date of record April 10.
July 5 Declared a $0.40per share cash dividend, date of record July 10.
July 31 Declared a 20%stock dividend when the stock’s market value is $10 per share.
Aug. 14 Issued the stockdividend that was declared on July 31.
Oct. 5 Declared a $0.40per share cash dividend, date of record October 10.

1. How many common shares are outstanding oneach cash dividend date?

Jan. 5 Apr. 5 July 5 Oct. 5
Outstanding commonshares

2. What is the total dollar amount for each ofthe four cash dividends?

Jan. 5 Apr. 5 July 5 Oct. 5
Cash dividend amounts

3. What is the amount of the capitalization ofretained earnings for the stock dividend?

Capitalization amount

4. What is the per share cost of the treasurystock purchased? (Round your answer to 2 decimalplaces.)

Cost per share

5. How much net income did the company earnduring year 2016?

Net income

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Jarrod Robel
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