In: Finance
Milwaukee Tool has the following stockholders' equity account. The firm's common stock currently sells for $3.11per share:
a. Show the effects on the firm of a cash dividend of
$0.200.20
per share.
b. Show the effects on the firm of a 55% stock dividend.
c. Compare the effects in parts a and
b. What are the significant differences between the two methods of paying dividends?
a. The balance in preferred stock after the $0.20 cash dividend is $______
(Round to the nearest dollar.)
| 
 Preferred stock  | 
$  
 91 comma 00091,000  | 
| Common
stock
 (400 comma 000400,000 shares at$0.910.91 par) | 
 364 comma 000364,000  | 
| 
 Paid-in capital in excess of par  | 
 213 comma 000213,000  | 
| 
 Retained earnings  | 
 Modifying 390 comma 000 with underline 390,000  | 
| 
 Total stockholders' equity  | 
 Modifying $ 1 comma 058 comma 000 with double underline$1,058,000  |