Finance problem 14

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Squash Delight Inc. has the following balance sheet:

 

   
Assets
  Cash$45,000  
  Accounts receivable 295,000  
  Fixed assets 772,000  
 

     Total assets$1,112,000  
 



Liabilities
  Accounts payable$296,000  
  Notes payable 54,000  
  Common stock (100,000 shares @ $2 par) 200,000  
  Capital in excess of par 100,000  
  Retained earnings 462,000  
 

     Total liabilities & owners' equity$1,112,000  
 




 

The firm’s stock sells for $14 a share.


 

a.

Show the effect on the capital accounts of a two-for-one stock split. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)


 

   
  Common stock$ [removed]  
  Capital excess of par$ [removed]  
  Retained earnings$ [removed]  
 
 
  Total equity$ [removed]   
 

 


 

b.

Show the effect on the capital accounts of a 10 percent stock dividend. Part b is separate from part a. In part b do not assume the stock split has taken place. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

  
 

   
  Common stock$ [removed]  
  Capital excess of par$ [removed]  
  Retained earnings$ [removed]  
 
 
  Total equity$ [removed]   
 

 

  
 

c.

Based on the balance in retained earnings, which of the two dividend plans is more restrictive on future cash dividends?

  
 
[removed]Stock split
[removed]Stock dividend
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