Cullumber Company has had 4 years of record earnings. Due to this success, the market price of its 500,000 shares of $2 par value common stock has increased from $14 per share to $53. During this period, paid-in capital remained the same at $3,000,000. Retained earnings increased from $4,500,000 to $30,000,000. CEO Don Ames is considering either (1) a 15% stock dividend or (2) a 2-for-1 stock split. He asks you to show the before-and-after effects of each option on (a) retained earnings, (b) total stockholders' equity, and (c) par value per share.
Cullumber Company has had 4 years of record earnings. Due to this success, the market price of its 500,000 shares of $2 par value common stock has increased from $14 per share to $53. During this period, paid-in capital remained the same at $3,000,000. Retained earnings increased from $4,500,000 to $30,000,000. CEO Don Ames is considering either (1) a 15% stock dividend or (2) a 2-for-1 stock split. He asks you to show the before-and-after effects of each option on (a) retained earnings, (b) total stockholders' equity, and (c) par value per share.
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Transcribed Image Text:Cullumber Company has had 4 years of record earnings. Due to this success, the market price of its 500,000 shares of $2 par value
common stock has increased from $14 per share to $53. During this period, paid-in capital remained the same at $3,000,000. Retained
earnings increased from $4,500,000 to $30,000,000. CEO Don Ames is considering either (1) a 15% stock dividend or (2) a 2-for-1
stock split. He asks you to show the before-and-after effects of each option on (a) retained earnings, (b) total stockholders' equity, and
(c) par value per share.
(a)
1.
2.
(b)
Paid-in capital
Stock dividend - retained earnings
Retained earnings
2-for-1 stock split - retained earnings
(c)
Total stockholders' equity $
Shares outstanding
1.
2.
$
Stock dividend - par value per share
$
Original Balances
2-for-1 stock split - par value per share
$
$
$
$
After Dividend
$
$
After Split
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