Healthy Life Co. is an HMO for businesses in the Fresno area. The following acco

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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 (400,000 shares authorized ; 8,000 shares issued), $25 par, $200,000; Paid-In Capital in excess of par— common stock, $24,000; and Retained earnings, $2,400,000. The board of directors declared a 2% stock dividend when the market price of the stock was $32 a share. Healthy Life reported no income or loss for the current year.

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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.

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.

Explanation / Answer

stock dividend = 8000 shares *2%= 160 shares a1) Accounting titles & Explanation Debit Credit Stock dividend (160*32) 5120 Stock dividend distributable (160*25) 4000 paid in capital in excess of par (160*7) 1120 A2) Stock dividend distributable 4,000 common Stock 4,000 b) total paid in capital 224,000 total retained earnings 2,400,000 total stockholders Equity 2,624,000 c) total paid in capital 229,120 total retained earnings 2,394,880 total stockholders Equity 2,624,000

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