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Company X raises $100,000 by issuing a combination of equity and taking out a bank loan. Equity makes up 65% of the total funds raised and 10,000 shares of common stock were sold. If the total APIC is equal to $45,000, what is the par value of a share of the common stock (in dollars)?
| Solution: | |||
| CALCULATION OF PAR VALUE OF COMMON STOCK | |||
| Total Value of Fund raised = | $ 100,000 | ||
| Equity Makes up | 65% | ||
| Value of fund raised in Equity = | $ 65,000 | ||
| Less: Total Addittional Paid in capital | $ 45,000 | ||
| Par value of the common stock | $ 20,000 | ||
| Divide By | "/" By | ||
| No. of common Stock is issued | 10,000 | ||
| Equals to Par value of the common Stock | $ 2 | ||
| Answer = Par value of the stock = $ 2.00 Per Shares | |||