P15-8B (L07,8) (Dividends and Splits) Wellington Company provides you with the following condensed balance sheet information.

Assets Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

Current assets $ 78,000 Current and long-term liabilities $120,000

Equity investments (Liquid Co Stockholders equity

Stock;40,000 shares at cost) 124,000 Common stock ($1 par) $ 41,000

Equipment (net) 189,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 189,000

Intangibles 90,000 Retained earnings 131,000 361,000

Total assets $481,000 Total liabilities and

stockholders equity $481,000

Instructions

For each transaction below, indicate the dollar impact (if any) on the following five items: (1) total assets, (2) common stock, (3) paid-in capital in excess of par, (4) retained earnings, and (5) stockholders equity. (Each situation is independent.)

(a) Wellington declares and pays a $0.25 per share cash dividend.

(b) Wellington declares and issues a 15% stock dividend when the market price of the stock is $8 per share.

(c) Wellington declares and issues a 40% stock dividend when the market price of the stock is $7 per share.

(d) Wellington declares and distributes a property dividend. Wellington gives one share of Liquid Co. stock for every four shares of Wellington Company stock held. Liquid Co. is selling for $3.50 per share on the date the property dividend is declared.

(e) Wellington declares a 1-for-2 reverse stock split and issues new shares.