Abe's Steakhouse is the largest upscale steakhouse company in the United States, based on total company- and franchisee-owned restaurants. The company's menu features a broad selection of high-quality steaks and other premium offerings. Assume the information below is from a recent annual report: a. Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,090,000 shares authorized; 23,563,356 issued and outstanding at the end of the current year, 23,385,356 issued and outstanding at the end of last year.
b. Additional paid-in capital: $194,389,000 at the end of the current year and $169,431,000 at the end of last year.
c. Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit): ($82,397,000) at the end of last year.
d. In the current year, net income was $53,983,000 and a cash dividend of $7,138,000 was paid.
Required:
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet to reflect the above information for the current year and last year. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Balance sheet
current year last year
shareholder equity
Common stock
Additional paid in capital
Accumulated deficit
total stock holder equity

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