Stock Dividends, Splits
Response to the following problem:
The stockholders' equity of the Nance Company prior to any of the following events is as follows
Preferred stock, 8% $100 par $ 100,000
Common stock $10 par 150,000
Premium on preferred stock 16,000
Premium on common stock 220,000
Retained earnings 264,000
$750,000
The company is considering the following alternative items:
1. An 8% stock dividend on the common stock when it is selling for $30 per share.
2. A 30% stock dividend on the common stock when it is selling for $32 per share.
3. A special stock dividend to common stockholders consisting of one share of preferred stock for every 100 shares of common stock. The preferred stock and common stock are selling for $123 and $31 per share, respectively.
4. A two-for-one stock split on the common stock, reducing the par value to $4 per share (assume the same date for declaration and issuance). The market price is $30 per share on the common stock.
5. A property dividend to common stockholders consisting of 1,000 shares of West Company common stock. This stock is being carried on the Nance Company books at a cost of $48 per share; it has a current value of $54 per share.
6. A cash dividend, consisting of a normal dividend and a liquidating dividend, on both the preferred and the common stock. The 10% preferred dividend includes a 2% liquidating dividend, and the $2.30 per share common dividend includes a $0.30 per share liquidating dividend (separate liquidating dividend contra accounts should be used).
Required
For each of the preceding alternative items:
1. Record (a) the journal entry at the date of declaration, and (b) the journal entry at the date of issuance.
2. Compute the balances in the stockholders' equity accounts immediately after the issuance (any gains or losses are to be sreflected in the retained earnings balance; ignore income taxes).