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Listed belоw аre the trаnsаctiоns that affected the sharehоlders’ equity of Branch-Rickie Corporation during 2025 and 2026. At December 31, 2024, the corporation’s accounts included: ($ in thousands) Common stock, $2 par, 80,000,000 shares outstanding $160,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 520,000 Retained earnings 740,000 January 3, 2025, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record January 15, to be paid February 1. On May 12, 2025, the corporation declared and distributed a 6% common stock dividend (when the market value of the common stock was $25 per share). On July 1, 2025, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record July 15, to be paid August 1. On January 15, 2026, the board of directors declared and distributed a 2-for-1 stock split. On March 1, 2026, the board of directors declared a property dividend consisting of corporate bonds of Warner Corporation that Branch-Rickie was holding as an investment. The bonds had a fair value of $3.6 million but were purchased two years previously for $3.1 million. Because they were intended to be held to maturity, the bonds had not been previously written up. The property dividend was payable to shareholders of record March 13, to be distributed April 5. On November 1, 2026, the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.28 per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November 15, to be paid December 1. Required: Prepare the journal entries that Branch-Rickie recorded during the period for these transactions. Prepare a comparative statement of stockholders’ equity for the two-year period. Net income was $410 million and $560 million for 2025 and 2026, respectively.