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On October 31, 2017, Lexington Corp. declared and issued a 12% common stock dividend. Prior to this dividend, Lexington had 302,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding. The fair value of Lexington's common stock was $16.75 per share on October 31, 2017. As a result of this stock dividend, the company's total stockholders' equity please explain in details
--As a results of this stock dividend, the company's total Stockholder's Equity will REMAIN THE SAME and UNAFFECTED.
--This is because even though the paid up capital gets increased by the amount of Stock Dividend, the Retained earnings [also part of stockholder's equity] will get decreased by the same amount.
A | Current no. of shares | $302,000 |
B | Stock Dividend rate | 12% |
C = A x B | No. of shares distributable as stock dividend | 36,240 |
D | fair Value of Stock | $ 16.75 |
E = C x D | Total Stock Dividend | $607,020 |
A | Increase in Paid up Capital | $607,020 |
B | Decrease in Retained earnings | $607,020 |
C = A - B | Net Increase (Decrease) in Stockholder's Equity | $0 |