The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 12 percent stock dividend at

Question:

The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 12 percent stock at a time when the market value of its stock is $44 per share. What effects on the equity accounts will the of the stock have?
Common stock ($1 par value) ............ $165,000
Capital surplus .................. 1,512,000
Retained earnings ................ 2,865,000
Total owners’ equity .............. $ 4,542,000
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