In: Accounting
Squash Delight Inc. has the following balance sheet:
Assets | ||
Cash | $ | 55,000 |
Accounts receivable | 275,000 | |
Fixed assets | 870,000 | |
Total assets | $ | 1,200,000 |
Liabilities | ||
Accounts payable | $ | 250,000 |
Notes payable | 58,000 | |
Common stock (100,000 shares @ $2 par) | 200,000 | |
Capital in excess of par | 100,000 | |
Retained earnings | 592,000 | |
Total liabilities & owners' equity | $ | 1,200,000 |
The firm’s stock sells for $12 a share.
a. Show the effect on the capital accounts of a
two-for-one stock split. (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole
dollar.)
b. Show the effect on the capital accounts of a 10
percent stock dividend. Part b is separate from part
a. In part b do not assume the stock split has
taken place. (Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
c. Based on the balance in retained earnings,
which of the two dividend plans is more restrictive on future cash
dividends?
Stock split | |
Stock dividend |
a. Show the effect on the capital accounts of a two-for-one stock split
Common stock |
$2,00,000 |
Capital excess of par |
$1,00,000 |
Retained earnings |
$5,92,000 |
Total equity |
$8,92,000 |
*Common stock= Shares outstanding ×Par value per share=
= (2 ×100,000) ×(0.5 ×$2)= 200,000 ×$1= $2,00,000
b. Show the effect on the capital accounts of a 10 percent stock dividend. Part b is separate from part a. In part b do not assume the stock split has taken place
Common stock |
$2,20,000 |
Capital excess of par |
$2,00,000 |
Retained earnings |
$4,72,000 |
Total equity |
$8,92,000 |
Number of new shares = Dividend percent ×Number of shares outstanding
= 100,000 x 0.10 = 10,000 shares
Common stock= Number of shares outstanding ×Par value per share
= (100,000 + 10,000) ×$2= $220,000
Capital in excess of par = Original account balance + [Number of new shares ×(Stock price ?Par value)]
= $100,000 + [10,000 ×($12 ?2)]= $2,00,000
Retained earnings = Original account balance ?(Number of new shares ×Stock price)
= $5,92,000 ? (10,000 ×$12)= $4,72,000
c. Based on the balance in retained earnings, which of the two dividend plans is more restrictive on future cash dividends?
Stock dividend Plan