The stockholders equity section of Warm Ways Inc.s balance sheet at January 1, 2014, shows: Preferred stock,

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The stockholders’ equity section of Warm Ways Inc.’s balance sheet at January 1, 2014, shows:
Preferred stock, $100 par value, 10% dividend,
50,000
shares issued and outstanding ........ $ 5,000,000
Common stock, $6 par value, 1 million shares issued
and outstanding ................. 6,000,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par ........... 119,000,000
Retained earnings ................ 50,000,000
Total stockholders’ equity ............. $180,000,000

Warm Ways reported net income of $9,250,000 for 2014, declared and paid the preferred stock cash dividend, and declared and paid a $0.25 per share cash dividend on 1 million shares of common stock. The company also declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend on its common shares. When the stock dividend was declared, 1 million common shares were outstanding, and the market price of common stock was $135 per share.

Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the three dividend “events” that took place during 2014.
2. If the company’s common stock was valued at $135 per share when the stock dividend was declared, what would the stock price be just after the dividend shares were distributed?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Dividend
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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Financial Reporting and Analysis

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Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon

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