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The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Blossom Corporation on December 31, 2019. Current assets $554,000 Debt investments (trading) 596,000 Common stock (par value $10). 455,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 148,000 Retained earnings 800,000 Prepare the required journal entries for the following unrelated items. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. amounts.) (a) A 4% stock dividend is (1) declared and (2) distributed at a time when the market price per share is $37. (b) The par value of the common stock is reduced to $2 with a 5-for-1 stock split. (c) A dividend is declared January 5, 2020, and paid January 25, 2020, in bonds held as an investment. The bonds have a book value of $105,000 and a fair value of $133,000. No. (a) (2) (b) (c) Date: Account Titles and Explanation (To record change in value of bonds) Debit 11 Credit (To record change in value of bonds) (To record the declaration of dividends)