c Murphy Corporation has 50,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. The company has $450,000 of retained earnings. As year-end, the company declares a cash dividend of $2.10 per share and a five percent stock dividend. The market price of the stock at the declaration date is $35 per share, Four weeks later, the company pays the dividends a. Prepare the journal entry for the declaration of the cash dividend b. Prepare the journal entry for the declaration of the stock dividend. c. Prepare the journal entry for the payment of the cash dividend. d. Prepare the journal entry for the payment of the stock dividend. Ref. a b. General Journal Description Debit Credit To record declaration of cash dividend Paid-in-Capital in Excess of Par Value To record declaration of a 5% stock dividend. Paid cash dividend d. Issued stock for the 5% stock dividend. 0