The following is a summary of the transactions affecting the stockholders equity of Dry Wall, Inc., during
Question:
The following is a summary of the transactions affecting the stockholders’ equity of Dry Wall, Inc., during the current year:
Prior period adjustment (net of income tax benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (47,000)
Issuance of common stock: 20,000 shares of $1 par value
capital stock at $15 per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000
Declaration and distribution of 10% stock dividend (15,000 shares,
market price $17 per share) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,000*
Purchased 3,000 shares of treasury stock at $16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (48,000)
Reissued 1,000 shares of treasury stock at a price of $18 per share . . . . . . . . . 18,000
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000
Cash dividends declared ($1 per share) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (163,000)
Instructions
a. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year. Use the column headings and beginning balances shown below. (Notice that all additional paid-in capital accounts are combined into a single column.)
b. What was the overall effect on total stockholders’ equity of the 10 percent stock dividend of 15,000 shares? What was the overall effect on total stockholders’ equity of the cash dividends declared? Do these two events have the same impact on stockholders’ equity? Why or whynot?
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Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions
ISBN: 978-0078111044
16th edition
Authors: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark Bettner, Joseph Carcello