The balance sheet caption for common stock is: Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,200,000 shares issued, 8,900,000 shares outstanding Required: $ 1,104,000,000 a). Calculate the average price at which the shares were issued. b). If these shares had been assigned a stated (par) value of $10 each, show how the above caption would be different. c). Calculate the total amount of cash that would be paid to stockholders if a cash dividend of $1.50 per share were declared.
The balance sheet caption for common stock is: Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,200,000 shares issued, 8,900,000 shares outstanding Required: $ 1,104,000,000 a). Calculate the average price at which the shares were issued. b). If these shares had been assigned a stated (par) value of $10 each, show how the above caption would be different. c). Calculate the total amount of cash that would be paid to stockholders if a cash dividend of $1.50 per share were declared.
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