Determine the retained earnings account


Task: Omega Sports has the following equity accounts on its balance sheet:

Common stock ($.50 par, 900,000 shares)
$ 450,000

Paid in excess
5,580,000

Retained earnings
21,204,000

Total common stockholders' equity
$27,234,000

The current market price of the firm's shares is $20. If the firm declares a 10 percent stock dividend followed by a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, the retained earnings account would change to

a. $21,060,000

b. $19,305,000

c. $25,335,000

d. $19,404,000

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