194) Effectively the same as a 2-for-1 stock split.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Accounting for Treasury Stock; Retained Earnings; Stock Dividends and Stock Splits;
Stockholders’ Equity in the Balance Sheet; Statement of Stockholders’ Equity; Analysis – Return
on Equity; Analysis – Price-Earnings Ratio
Learning Objective: 10-04 Account for treasury stock.; 10-05 Describe retained earnings and
record cash dividends.; 10-06 Explain the effect of stock dividends and stock splits.; 10-07
Prepare and analyze the stockholders’ equity section of a balance sheet and the statement of
stockholders’ equity.; 10-08 Evaluate company performance using information on stockholders’
equity.
Bloom’s: Understand
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
AICPA/Accessibility: BB Critical Thinking
195) A debit balance in retained earnings.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Accounting for Treasury Stock; Retained Earnings; Stock Dividends and Stock Splits;
Stockholders’ Equity in the Balance Sheet; Statement of Stockholders’ Equity; Analysis – Return
on Equity; Analysis – Price-Earnings Ratio
Learning Objective: 10-04 Account for treasury stock.; 10-05 Describe retained earnings and
record cash dividends.; 10-06 Explain the effect of stock dividends and stock splits.; 10-07
Prepare and analyze the stockholders’ equity section of a balance sheet and the statement of
stockholders’ equity.; 10-08 Evaluate company performance using information on stockholders’
equity.
Bloom’s: Understand
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
AICPA/Accessibility: BB Critical Thinking
196) The Shoe Exchange issues 5,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock to provide funds
for further expansion. If the issue price is $15 per share, what is the entry to record the issuance
of the stock?