Chapter 13: Corporations: Organization, Stock Transactions, and Dividends
183.
Marcos Company, which had 35,000 shares of common stock outstanding, declared a 4-for–1 stock split.
Required:
(1)
What will be the number of shares outstanding after the split?
(2)
If the common stock had a market price of $280 per share before the stock
split, what would be an approximate market price per share after the split?
184.
A corporation, which had 18,000 shares of common stock outstanding, declared a 3-for-1 stock split.
(a)
What will be the number of shares outstanding after the split?
(b)
If the common stock had a market price of $240 per share before the stock split, what
would be an approximate market price per share after the split?
(c)
Journalize the entry to record the stock split.
185.
A company had the following stockholders‘ equity information available at year-end.
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Issued 11,000 shares of $2.00 par value common stock for $12.00 per share.
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Issued 5,000 shares of $50 par value 6% preferred stock for $70 per share.
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Purchased 1,000 shares of previously issued common stock for $15.00 per share.
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Reported net income of $200,000.
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Declared and paid the preferred stock dividend.
Calculate the earnings per share for the current year.