1 Issues 56,000 additional shares of $1 par value common stock for $53 per share. May 10 Purchases 5,100 shares of treasury stock for $56 per share. June 1 Declares a cash dividend of $1.55 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15. (Hint: Dividends are not paid on treasury stock.) July 1 Pays the cash dividend declared on June 1. October 21 Resells 2,550 shares of treasury stock purchased on May 10 for $61 per share. repare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for Power Drive Corporation as of December 31.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.