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The following is a summary of the transactions affecting the stockholders' equity of D...

The following is a summary of the transactions affecting the stockholders' equity of Dry Wall. Inc., during the current year:

Prior period adjustment (net of income tax benefit)

$ (47,000)

Issuance of common stock: 20,000 shares of $1 par value capital stock at $15 per share

300,000

Declaration and distribution of 10% stock dividend (15,000 shares, market price $17 per share)

255,000*

Purchased 3.000 shares of treasury stock at $16 

(48,000)

Reissued 1,000 shares of treasury stock at a price of $18 per share

18,000

Net income

1,200,000

Cash dividends declared ($1 per share)

(163,000)

Note: Parentheses ( ) indicate a reduction in stockholders’ equity. Asterisk * indicates no change in total shareholders' equity.

Instructions

a. Prepare a statement of stockholders', equity for the year. Use the column headings and beginning balances shown below. (Notice that all additional paid-in capital accounts are combined into a single column.)

 

Capital Stock

($1 par value)

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Retained

Earnings

Treasury

Stock

Total

Stockholders'

Equity

Balances,

Jan.1

$130,000

$1,170,000

$1,400,000

-0-

$2,700,000


b. What was the overall effect on total stockholders' equity of the 10 percent stock dividend of 15,000 shares? What was the overall effect on total stockholders' equity of the cash dividends declared? Do these two events have the same impact on stockholders' equity? Why or why not?

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