Question

On October 1, Hawking Corp. had 40,000 shares of $2 par value common stock outstanding before it declared a 2-for-1 stock split. At that time, its stock was selling for $50 per share.1. After the split, how many shares of common stock are outstanding and what is their par value per share?2. After the split, the number of shares outstanding is per share is _______ and the par value per share is ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. After the split, how many shares of common stock are outstanding and what is their par value per share?

40,000 stocks outstanding x 2 = 80,000 stocks outstanding after the stock split

par value of each stock = $2 / 2 = $1

Aren't both questions the same?

2. After the split, the number of shares outstanding is 80,000 and the par value per share is $1.

Explanation:

When a stock split happens, the total number of outstanding stock is just multiplied by the stock split factor, in this case it was 2, but other times it might be 4 or 7 (like Apple stock). You just multiply total outstanding stock by the split number. On the other hand, par value is calculated by dividing the current par value by the split number.