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Mavis corporation has 75,000 shares of $1 par value stock outstandiing. The largest single stockholders is Lennox Bing, who owns 6,000 shares. On December 31, the total assets of the company amount to $4,360,000 and total liabilities to $2,230,000. On that day, the board of directors declared a stock dividend of one new share for each five shares outstanding. Compute the following: Book value per share before the stock dividend:( ) Book value per share after the stock dividend ( ) Total book value of Lennox Bing's stockholdings before the dividend ( ) Total book value of Lennox Bing's stockholdings after the dividend ( ) Prepare the stockholder's equity section of the Mavis Corporation balance sheet assuming that retained earning is $1,650,000 and there are no perferred stocks.
1. Book value per share before the stock dividend
Book value per Share = Total Shareholder's Equity/ Total outstanding shares
Total shareholder's equity=4,360,000-2,230,000=2,130,000
Book Value per share before stock dividend=2,130,000/75000=28.40
2. Book value per share after the stock dividend
Shares issued in stock dividend=75,000* 1/5= 15,000
Total Outstanding shares=75000+15000=90,000
book value per share after the stock dividend=2,130,000/90,000=23.67
3 Total Book Value of Lennox Bing's stockholdings before the dividend
Number of shares owned by lennox=6000
Total book value per share=6000*28.40=170400
4.Total Book Value of Lennox Bing's stockholdings after the dividend
Shares issued in stock dividend=6,000* 1/5= 1200
Total shares owned by lennox after receiving stock dividend=6000+ 1200= 7200
Total book value per share after the stock dividend=23.67* 7200=170,424
5 Partial presentation in balance sheet
Shareholder' s Equity
Share Capital 2,130,000
Retained Earnings 1,650,000