South Shore Limited has 21,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1 per share and a market price of $7.50 a share. The firm just announced a 5-for-2 stock split. What will the par value of the stock be after the split?
Par value = $1 × (2/5) = $0.40
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Mario's has 18,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1 per share and a market price of $4 a share. The balance sheet shows $18,000 in the common stock account, $368,000 in the paid in surplus account, and $64,000 in the retained earnings account. The firm just announced a 5-for-1 stock split. What will the paid in surplus account value be after the split?
A stock split does not change the total value of the paid in surplus account.
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Prezario's has 25,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1 per share. The current market value of the firm is $847,000. Currently, the retained earnings account balance is $428,000 and the capital in excess of par value account balance is $187,000. The company just announced a 3-for-1 stock split. What is the common stock account balance after the stock split?
Common stock account value before the stock split = 25,000 × $1 = $25,000
A stock split does not change the total value of the common stock account. |
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