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waveside pool supply has 16,000 shares of $3 par common stock outsdanding. waves

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waveside pool supply has 16,000 shares of $3 par common stock outsdanding. waveside distrubutes a 10% stock dividend when the market value of its stock is $15 per share.

journalize waveside distribution of the stock dividend on july31

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$ 19,200.00

what is the overall effect of the stock dividend on WS's total assets?

what is the overall effect on total stockholders equity?

Date Account titles Debit $ Credit $ 31-7-15 Retained earnings $ 24,000.00 Common stock $    4,800.00 Paid in capital - excess of par

$ 19,200.00

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Date                                     Accounts Title                                                           Debit                Credit

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31.07.2015             Retained Earnings                                                                 $300000

                                         To Stock Dividend Distributable                                                             $300000

31.07.2015             Stock Dividend Distributable                                                     $300000

                                         To Common Stock                                                                                $200000

                                         To Additional Paid-in Capital                                                                  $100000

When Waveside pool Co. pays stock dividend, company is buying additional shares of stock and giving them to the shareholders. The cost of shares will come out of Retained Earnings and will add to Stockholder's Equity. So in the Balancesheet, total asset will remain the same.