EXERCISE 12.7 Cash Dividends, Stock Dividends, and Stock Splits HiTech Manufacturing Company has 1.000.000 shares of Si par value capital stock outstand: January 1. The following equity transactions occurred during the current year: Apr. 30 Distributed additional shares of capital stock in a 2-for-1 stock split. Market price arket price of stock was $35 per share. June 1 Declared a cash dividend of 50.60 per share. July Paid the 80.60 cash dividend to stockholders. Aug 1 Declared a 5 percent stock dividend. Market price of stock was S19 per share. Sept. 10 Issued shares resulting from the 5 percent stock dividend declared on August 1. a. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions b. Compute the number of shares of capital stock outstanding at year-end. c. What is the par value per share of HiTech Manufacturing stock at the end of the year? d. Determine the effect of each of the following on total stockholders' equity: stock split, decla ration and payment of a cash dividend, declaration and distribution of a stock dividend. (Your answers should be either increase, decrease, or no effect.)