Painting Schools, Inc. is authorized to issue 200,000 shares of $ 1 par common stock . The

Question:

Painting Schools, Inc. is authorized to issue 200,000 shares of $ 1 par common stock. The company issued 77,000 shares at $ 3 per share. When the market price of common stock was $ 5 per share, Painting declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend. Later, Painting declared and paid a $ 0.25 per share cash dividend.

Requirements

1. Journalize the declaration and the distribution of the stock dividend.

2. Journalize the declaration and the payment of the cash dividend.

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