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Sweet TreatsSweet Treats JuneJune 1212, 20172017, 1. Journalize the declaration

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Question

Sweet TreatsSweet Treats

JuneJune

1212,

20172017,

1.

Journalize the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend.

2.

Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet after the stock dividend.

3.

Why is total stockholders' equity unchanged by the stock dividend?

4.

Sweet TreatsSweet Treats

$ 620 comma 000$620,000

JuneJune1313,

20172017.

Sweet TreatsSweet Treats

55%

Journal Entry

Date

Accounts

Debit

Credit

June

12

Requirement 2. Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet after the stock dividend. (Enter the accounts in the proper order for the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet. Use parentheses or a minus sign for numbers to be subtracted.)

Balance Sheet (Partial)

Stockholders' Equity:

$

par,

shares

shares

Total stockholders' equity

Requirement 3. Why is total stockholders' equity unchanged by the stock dividend?

a promissory note

cash

no assets

agreed to pay later.

issued dividend checks totaling $375,000.

transferred $375,000 from Retained Earnings to Common Stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par.

STST

$ 620 comma 000$620,000

JuneJune

1313,

20172017.

STST

STST's

are unlimited.

cannot exceed the balance in the Cash account, $620,000

cannot exceed the balance in the Common Stock account, $393,750

cannot exceed the balance in the Retained Earnings account, $6,736,000

The stockholders' equity for

Sweet TreatsSweet Treats

Corporation on

JuneJune

1212,

20172017,

follows

Stockholders' Equity Common stock, $0.75 par, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 500,000 shares issued $375,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par—common 1,076,267 Retained earnings 7,111,000 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) -210,000 Total stockholders' equity $8,352,267

Explanation / Answer

1 Date Account titles Debit Credit June. 12 Retained earnings 375000 Stock dividend distributable 206250 (500000*55%*0.75) Paid-in capital in excess of par-common 168750 (Declaration of stock dividend) Stock dividend distributable 206250 Common stock 206250 (Distribution of stock dividend) 2 Stockholder's equity Common stock,$0.75 par,3000000 shares Authorized,775000 shares issued 581250 Paid-in capital in excess of par-common (1076267+168750) 1245017 Retained earnings (7111000-375000) 6736000 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) -210000 Total stockholders' equity 8352267 3 The stock dividend did not change total stockholders' equity because the company merely transferred $375000 from retained earnings to common stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par 4 maximum cash dividends cannot exceed the balance in the Retained Earnings account,6736000