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Chapter 13: 33E_3 (page 716)

Determining the effect of stock dividends, stock splits, and treasury stock transactions

Many types of transactions may affect stockholders’ equity. Identify the effects of the following transactions on total stockholders’ equity. Each transaction is independent.

c. Purchase of 1,100 shares of \(0.50 par treasury stock at \)6 per share.

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Treasury stock will affect the shareholders’ equity as it will be reduced by the amount of shares repurchased by the corporation.

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Calculation of treasury stock

Treasurystock=NumberofShares×PricePerShares=1,100×$6=$6,600

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The effect of stock dividends, stock splits, and treasury stock transactions

Treasury shares reduced the amount in the stockholders' equity section of a corporation's balance sheet. Shareholders’ equity will be reduced with the amount $6,600.

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Question: Journalizing a small stock dividend

Element Water Sports has 13,000 shares of \(1 par value common stock outstanding.

Element distributes a 5% stock dividend when the market value of its stock is \)15 per share.

Requirements

1. Journalize Element’s declaration of the stock dividend on August 15 and distribution on August 31.

Vollmer, Inc. had reported the following balances:

December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018

Net Income \( 80,000 \) 60,000

Preferred Dividends 2,000 5,000

Total Stockholders’ Equity 340,000 310,000

Stockholders’ Equity attributable to Preferred Stock 20,000 20,000

Number of Common Shares Outstanding 10,000 14,000

11. Compute Vollmer’s earnings per share for 2019.

12. Compute Vollmer’s price/earnings ratio for 2019, assuming the market price is $40 per share.

13. Compute Vollmer’s rate of return on common stockholders’ equity for 2019.

Rocky Corporation’s accounting records include the following items, listed in no particular order, at December 31, 2018:

Other Income and (Expenses) \( (6,000) Cost of Goods Sold \) 29,200

Net Sales Revenue 70,800 Operating Expenses 22,000

Gain on Discontinued Operations 4,800

The income tax rate for Rocky Corporation is 30%. Prepare Rocky’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Omit earnings per share. Use a multi-step format

Computing rate of return on common stockholders’ equity Wyler, Inc.’s 2018 balance sheet reported the following items—with 2017 figures given for comparison:

Total Assets Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Total Liabilities Total Stockholders’ Equity (all common) WYLER, INC. Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017 \( 39,600 December 31, 2018 17,100 22,500 18,500 14,962 December 31, 2017 \) 39,600 \( 33,462 \) 33,462 Net income for 2018 was $3,690.

Compute Wyler’s rate of return on common stockholders’ equity for 2018.

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