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Chapter 13: Q15RQ (page 707)
What is a stock dividend?
A stock dividend is an appropriation of a corporation's own stock to its stockholders.
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Identifying advantages and disadvantages of a corporation
Following is a list of advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of business. Identify each quality as either an advantage or a disadvantage.
f. Entity can raise more money than a partnership or sole proprietorship
Accounting for a stock split
Decor and More Imports recently reported the following stockholders鈥� equity:
Common Stock鈥擻(1 Par Value; 490,000,000 shares
authorized, 119,000,000 shares issued and outstanding
Paid-In Capital:
654,000,000
\) 119,000,000
267,000,000
Retained Earnings
Total Stockholders鈥� Equity \( 921,000,000
Stockholders鈥� Equity
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par鈥擟ommon 148,000,000
Total Paid-In Capital
Suppose Decor and More split its common stock 2-for-1 in order to decrease the market price per share of its stock. The company鈥檚 stock was trading at \)17 per share immediately before the split.
Requirements
1. Prepare the stockholders鈥� equity section of the Decor and More Imports balance sheet after the stock split.
Sjostrom, Inc. had beginning retained earnings of \(300,000 on January 1, 2018. During the year, Sjostrom declared and paid \)140,000 of cash dividends and earned $200,000 of net income. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for Sjostrom, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2018.
What is par value?
Journalizing treasury stock transactions and reporting stockholders鈥� equity
Southern Amusements Corporation had the following stockholders鈥� equity on
November 30:
Paid-In Capital:
Common Stock鈥擻(5 Par Value; 1,300 sharesauthorized, 250 shares issued and outstanding1,250
Retained Earnings50,000
Total Stockholders鈥� Equity \) 55,000
Stockholders鈥� Equity
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par鈥擟ommon 3,750
Total Paid-In Capital
\(5,000
On December 30, Southern purchased 200 shares of treasury stock at \)15 per share.
Requirements
1. Journalize the purchase of the treasury stock.
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