Chapter 13 – Accounting for Corporations
Exercise 13-5 (20 minutes)
1.
a. Retained earnings
Before dividend……………………………………………….…………….. $ 660,000
$10 par value of 25,000 dividend shares.……….……………..... (250,000)
After dividend………………………………………………….….…………. $ 410,000
b. Total stockholders’ equity
Common stock$10 par value, 120,000 shares
2.
a. Retained earnings (no change)
Before and after stock split…………………………………………….. $ 660,000
b. Total stockholders’ equity
Common stock$6.67 (rounded) par value, 180,000 shares
authorized, 75,000 shares issued and outstanding………….. $ 500,000
3. From a stockholder’s point of view, there is no practical difference
between the stock dividend and the stock split. The number of
shares will be increased equivalently under either approach, and the
market value change, if any, should be approximately the same.
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