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Comparing Stock Dividends and SplitsOn July 1, 2011, Davidson Corporation had the followin...

Comparing Stock Dividends and Splits

On July 1, 2011, Davidson Corporation had the following capital structure:

Common stock (par $3)

$600,000

Capital in excess of par

900,000

Retained earnings

700,000

Treasury stock

– 0 –

Required:

Complete the following comparative tabulation based on two independent cases:

Case 1: The board of directors declared and issued a 50 percent stock dividend when the stock was selling at $5 per share.

Case 2: The board of directors voted a 6-to-5 stock split (i.e., a 20 percent increase in the number of shares). The market price prior to the split was $5 per share.

Items

Before Dividend and Split

After Stock Dividend

After Stock Split

Common stock account

$

$

$

Par per share

$3

$

$

Shares outstanding

#

#

#

Capital in excess of par

$900,000

$

$

Retained earnings

$700,000

$

$

Total stockholders' equity

$

$

$

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