On October 31, the stockholders’ equity section of Sunland Company’s balance sheet consists of common stock $696,000 and retained earnings $397,000. Sunland is considering the following two courses of action: (1) Declaring a 5% stock dividend on the 87,000 $8 par value shares outstanding (2) Effecting a 2-for-1 stock split that will reduce par value to $4 per share. The current market price is $15 per share. Prepare a tabular summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the company’s stockholders’ equity and outstanding shares.

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Explanation:

Summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the company’s stockholders’ equity and outstanding shares.

                     Before actionAfter stock dividendAfter stock split

Stockholder's equity  

Paid in capital$696000696000+ $65,250           $696,000

                                                       =$761,250

Retained earnings$397000397000-($65,250)             $397,000

                                                          =$331,750  

Total Stockholder's

equity                 $1,093,000        $1,093,000               $1,093,000

Outstanding shares $87,000   87000 + 4,350              87000 x 2 =  

                                                          =$91, 350                      $174,000

Calculations:

stock dividend = Number of outstanding shares x percentage of dividend

= 87,000 x 5% =4,350

Amount to purchase 4,350 shares= number of shares x market value per share = 4,350 x 15= n$65,250

Number of shares after stock split of 2-for -1 = 87,000 x 2 = 174,000

answer; balance sheets;