Question

The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Masefield Corporation on December 31, 2019.

Current assets $540,000
Debt investments (trading) 624,000
Common stock (par value $10) 500,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par 150,000
Retained earnings 840,000

Required:
Prepare the required journal entries for the following unrelated items.

a. A 5% stock dividend is declared and distributed at a time when the market price per share is $39.
b. The par value of the common stock is reduced to $2 with a 5-for-1 stock split.
c. A dividend is declared January 5, 2020, and paid January 25, 2020, in bonds held as an investment. The bonds have a book value of $100,000 and a fair value of $135,000.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

a. A 5% stock dividend is declared and distributed when the market per share was $39.

Common stock par value($10) 500,000

Retained earning = 50,000 × 5% × 39

= $97,500

Common stock dividend distributed

50,000 × 5% × $10

= $25,000

See attached further explanations.