The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Masefield Corporation on December 31, 2013.

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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

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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.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118147290

15th edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, and Terry D. Warfield

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