CBA Inc has 250,000 shares outstanding with a $5 par value. The shares were issued for $14.

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CBA Inc has 250,000 shares outstanding with a $5 par value. The shares were issued for $14. The stock is currently selling for $34. CBA has $5,000,000 in retained earnings and has declared a stock dividend that will increase the number of outstanding shares by 6%. What will be the capital in excess of par account after the stock dividend?
a)
$7,685,000
b) $2,685,000
c) $810,000
d) $2,385,000

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324300987

10th Edition

Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones

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