On January 1, 2014, Lanie Corporation had $1,000,000 of common stock outstanding that was issued at par.

Question:

On January 1, 2014, Lanie had $1,000,000 of outstanding that was issued at par. It also had retained earnings of $750,000. The company issued 40,000 shares of at par on July 1 and earned net income of $400,000 for the year.

Instructions
Journalize the declaration of a 15% stock on December 10, 2014, for the following independent assumptions.
(a) is $8, and market price is $18.
(b) is $5, and market price is $20.

Common Stock
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