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Number of common shares authorized800,000
Number of common shares issued650,000
Par value of common shares$20
Par value of cumulative preferred shares$30
Paid-in capital in excess of par-common stock$7,000,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par-preferred stock$0
Total retained earnings before the stock dividend is declared$33,500,000
No treasury share have been reissued.

Stock Dividends

The company declared a 2% common stock dividend on December 1, and would like you to compute the following pieces of missing information. The market value of the common shares is $24 on December 1, and is $32 on the actual distribution date of the stock, December 31.

Total paid-in capital before the stock dividend$
Total retained earnings before the stock dividend
Total stockholders’ equity before the stock dividend$


Total paid-in capital after the stock dividend$
Total retained earnings after the stock dividend
Total stockholders’ equity after the stock dividend$
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