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Stock Dividends Witt Corporation has 72,000 shares of $5 par value common stock outstanding. At year-end, the company declares a four percent stock eeks later, the company issues the shares of stock to dividend. The market price of the stock on the declaration date is $21 per share stockholders a. Prepare the journal entry for the declaration of the stock dividend. b. Prepare the journal entry for the issuance of the stock dividend. c. Assume that the company declared a 40 percent stock dividend rather than a four percent stock dividend. Prepare the journal entries for (1) the declaration of the stock dividend and (2) the issuance of the stock dividend. General Journal Debit Credit Ref. Description Paid-in-Capital in Excess of Par Value To record declaration of stock dividend. Issued common stock for stock dividend. c. 1) To record declaration of stock dividend. C. 2) Issued common stock for stock dividend