Sing CD Company has had five years of record earnings. Due to this success, the market
price of its 500,000 shares of $2 par value common stock has tripled from $15 per share to
$45. During this period, paid-in capital remained the same at $2,000,000. Retained earnings
increased from $1,500,000 to $10,000,000. President Joan Elbert is considering either a 10% stock dividend or a 2-for-1 stock split. She asks you to show the before-and-after
effects of each option on retained earnings and total stockholders’ equity.