Paid- in Capital Is the Amount of Stockholders' Equity That

Paid- in capital is the amount of stockholders' equity that the:

A) corporation has earned through profitable operations.
B) stockholders have contributed to the corporation, less the amount of stockholders' equity that the corporation has given back to the stockholders.
C) stockholders have contributed to the corporation, less the preferred stock.
D) stockholders have contributed to the corporation.