On June 30, Sharper Corporation’s stockholders' equity section of its balance sheet appears as follows before any stock dividend or split. Sharper declares and immediately distributes a 50% stock dividend.           Common stock—$10 par value, 120,000 shares authorized, 88,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 880,000   Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock   390,000   Retained earnings   755,000   Total stockholders’ equity $ 2,025,000       Required:  (1) Prepare the updated stockholders' equity section after the distribution is made. (2) Compute the number of shares outstanding after the distribution is made.

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On June 30, Sharper Corporation’s stockholders' equity section of its balance sheet appears as follows before any stock dividend or split. Sharper declares and immediately distributes a 50% stock dividend.

 

       
Common stock—$10 par value, 120,000 shares authorized, 88,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 880,000  
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock   390,000  
Retained earnings   755,000  
Total stockholders’ equity $ 2,025,000  
 

 

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(1) Prepare the updated stockholders' equity section after the distribution is made.
(2) Compute the number of shares outstanding after the distribution is made.

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