Payne Bancshares has 18,000 shares of $4 par common stock outstanding. Suppose Payne distributes an 8% stock

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Payne Bancshares has 18,000 shares of $4 par common stock outstanding. Suppose Payne distributes an 8% stock dividend when the market value of its stock is $20 per share.
1. Journalize Payne’s distribution of the stock dividend on May 11. An explanation is not required.
2. What was the overall effect of the stock dividend on Payne’s total assets? On total liabilities? On total stockholders’ equity?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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...
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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-0132751124

9th edition

Authors: Walter T. Harrison Jr., Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thom

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