On December 31, 2016, Asaad Corporation had the following shareholders' equity accounts: ASAAD CORPORATION Balance Sheet (partial)

Question:

On December 31, 2016, Asaad Corporation had the following shareholders' equity accounts:

ASAAD CORPORATION

Balance Sheet (partial)

December 31, 2016

Shareholders' equity

Common shares (unlimited number of shares authorized, 75,000 shares issued).....$1,700,000

Retained earnings.................................................................................600,000

Total shareholders' equity....................................................................$2,300,000

During 2017, the following transactions occurred:

Feb. 1 Declared a $1 cash dividend to shareholders of record on February 15 and payable on March 1.

Apr. 1 Announced a 2-for-1 stock split. The market price per share was $36 on the date of the announcement.

Dec. 1 Declared a 5% stock dividend to shareholders of record on December 20, distributable on January 5. On December 1, the shares' market price was $16 per share; on December 20, it was $18 per share; and on January 5, it was $15 per share.

31 Determined that profit before income tax for the year was $400,000. The company has a 25% income tax rate.

Instructions

(a) Journalize the transactions and closing entries.

(b) Create general ledger accounts and enter the beginning balances from the December 31, 2016, partial balance sheet. Post the entries in part (a) to the shareholders' equity accounts.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Stock splits and stock dividends do not change the company's total assets. Given that, why does the share price change after a stock split or stock dividend?

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