Problem - Page Corporation, a publicly traded company, was organized on January 1, 2018. It is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $3 noncumulative preferred shares and an unlimited number of common shares. The following share transactions were completed during the company's first year of operations:

Jan. 10 Issued 960,000 common shares for $2 per share.

Mar. 1 Issued 22,000 preferred shares for $50 per share.

May 1 Issued 240,000 common shares for $3 per share.

June 1 Reacquired and retired 10,000 common shares at $2 per share. Determine the average cost of each reacquired share to the nearest cent before recording this transaction.

July 24 Issued 36,800 common shares for $112,000 cash and used equipment. The equipment originally cost $29,000. It now has a carrying amount of $14,500 and a current value of $15,600. The common shares were trading for $4 per share on this date.

Sept. 4 Issued 10,000 common shares for $5 per share.

Nov. 1 Issued 3,900 preferred shares for $50 per share.

Nov. 20 Reacquired and retired 14,000 common shares at $4 per share. Determine the average cost of each reacquired share to the nearest cent before recording this transaction.

Dec. 14 Declared a $55,000 cash dividend to the preferred shareholders, to shareholders of record on December 31, payable on January 10.

Dec. 31 Reported net income of $1,180,000 for the year.

Required -

Record the above transactions for 2018, including any required entries to close dividends declared and net income.

Open T accounts and post to the shareholders' equity accounts.