Question

Given the equity portion of a firm's balance sheets below, determine the average price per share at which new shares were sold by the firm in 2019.

2018 2019
Common Stock ($0.40 par) $620,600 $830,200
Capital Surplus $9,025,000 $13,726,000
Retained Earnings $17,400,000 $19,100,600
No answer text provided.
$12.22 per share
$9.37 per share
$12.62 per share
$8.97 per share

Answer 1

$9.37 per share

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the average price per share is shown below:

Common stock in the year 2019 $830,200

Less Common stock in the year 2018 $620,600

Rise in common stock $209,600

Divided by Par value per share $0.40

Number of new common shares sold 524,000

Now

Increase in capital surplus [$13,726,000 - $9,025,000 ] $4,701,000

Add: Increase in common stock $209,600

Total proceeds from sale of new shares $4,910,600

Divided by Number of new common shares sold 524,000

Average price per share 9.37