Exercise 11-15A (Algo) Accounting for stock dividends LO 11-7 Beacon Corporation issued a 4 percent stock dividend on 26,500 shares of its $8 par common stock. At the time of the dividend, the market value of the stock was $24 per share. Required: a. Compute the amount of the stock dividend. b. Show the effects of the stock dividend on the financial statements using a horizontal statements model. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the amount of the stock dividend. Stock dividend < Required A Required B >

Exercise 11-15A (Algo) Accounting for stock dividends LO 11-7 Beacon Corporation issued a 4 percent stock dividend on 26,500 shares of its $8 par common stock. At the time of the dividend, the market value of the stock was $24 per share. Required: a. Compute the amount of the stock dividend. b. Show the effects of the stock dividend on the financial statements using a horizontal statements model. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the amount of the stock dividend. Stock dividend < Required A Required B >

Corporate Financial Accounting

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Chapter12: Corporations: Organization, Stock Transactions, And Dividends

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Problem 12.4BE: Entries for stock dividends Alpine Energy Corporation has 1,500,000 shares of 40 par common stock...

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