Question

To reduce its stock price, Shriver Food Systems, Inc., declared and issued a 100 percent stock dividend. The company has 860,000 shares authorized and 260,000 shares outstanding. The par value of the stock is $1 per share and the market value is $100 per share. Prepare the journal entry to record this large stock dividend. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Dr. Retained Earning                    $86,000,000

Cr. Common Stock                       $860,000

Cr. Paid-in-Capital excess of par $85,140,000

Explanation:

Stock dividend is the payment of dividend to stockholder in the form of stock/shares of the company. Stock are issued at the market price and the value of the dividend is transferred from the retained earning to the add-in-capital accounts.

Dividend Value = 860,000 x 100 = $86,000,000

Par Value of Stocks = $1 x 860,000 = $860,000

Add-in-capital excess of par common stock = ($100-$1) x 860,000 = $85,140,000