The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 12 percent stock dividend at a time when the market value of its stock is $59 per share.           Common stock ($1 par value) $ 400,000     Capital surplus   1,572,000     Retained earnings   3,864,000           Total owners’ equity $ 5,836,000             Show the new equity account balances after the stock dividend distribution

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The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 12 percent stock dividend at a time when the market value of its stock is $59 per share.

 
     
  Common stock ($1 par value) $ 400,000  
  Capital surplus   1,572,000  
  Retained earnings   3,864,000  
     
  Total owners’ equity $ 5,836,000  
     
 
 
Show the new equity account balances after the stock dividend distribution
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