Question

ntries for Stock Dividends

Healthy Life Co. is an HMO for businesses in the Fresno area. The following account balances appear on Healthy Life’s balance sheet: Common stock (350,000 shares authorized ; 6,000 shares issued), $125 par, $750,000; Paid-In Capital in excess of par— common stock, $150,000; and Retained earnings, $9,000,000. The board of directors declared a 2% stock dividend when the market price of the stock was $164 a share. Healthy Life reported no income or loss for the current year.

If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If no entry is required, select "No entry required" from the dropdown.

a1. Journalize the entry to record the declaration of the dividend, capitalizing an amount equal to market value.

a2. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of the stock certificates.

b. Determine the following amounts before the stock dividend was declared: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital	$
Total retained earnings	$
Total stockholders' equity	$

c. Determine the following amounts after the stock dividend was declared and closing entries were recorded at the end of the year: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital	$
Total retained earnings	$
Total stockholders' equity	$

Answer 1

a1
Stock dividends	19680		=6000*2%*164
Stock dividends distributable		15000	=6000*2%*125
Paid in capital in excess of par-Common Stock		4680
a2
Stock dividends distributable	15000
Common Stock		15000
b
Total paid-in capital	900000		=750000+150000
Total retained earnings	9000000
Total stockholders' equity	9900000
c
Total paid-in capital	919680		=900000+19680
Total retained earnings	8980320		=9000000-19680
Total stockholders' equity	9900000