On September 30, 2018, Saucier Company declared a 5% stock dividend when its stock was selling for

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On September 30, 2018, Saucier Company declared a 5% stock dividend when its stock was selling for $10 per share. As a result, Saucier Company will issue 20,000 additional shares of its $2 par value common stock. All outstanding shares were originally issued for $6 per share. What will be the decrease to stockholders' equity as a result of the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend?
a)
$0
b) $60,000
c) $200,000
d) $20,000
Distribution
The word "distribution" has several meanings in the financial world, most of them pertaining to the payment of assets from a fund, account, or individual security to an investor or beneficiary. Retirement account distributions are among the most...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 9781259722660

9th Edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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