The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Masefield Corporation on December 31, 2013.
Question:
The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Masefield Corporation on December 31, 2013.
Current assets $540,000
Debt investments 624,000
Common stock (par value $10) 500,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par 150,000
Retained earnings 840,000
Instructions
Prepare the required journal entries for the following unrelated items.
(a) A 5% stock dividend is declared and distributed at a time when the market price per share is $39.
(b) The par value of the common stock is reduced to $2 with a 5-for-1 stock split.
(c) A dividend is declared January 5, 2014, and paid January 25, 2014, in bonds held as an investment. The bonds have a book value of $100,000 and a fair value of $135,000.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-1118147290
15th edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, and Terry D. Warfield