On January 1, 2017, Frontier Corporation had $1,445,000 of common stock outstand
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On January 1, 2017, Frontier Corporation had $1,445,000 of common stock outstanding that was issued at par. It also had retained earnings of $743,500. The company issued 35,500 shares of common stock at par on July 1 and earned net income of $395,000 for the year. Journalize the declaration of a 14% stock dividend on December 10, 2017, for the following independent assumptions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Par value is $10, and market price is $19. Par value is $5, and market price is $21.Explanation / Answer
Date Particulars L.F Amount ($) Amount ($) a. Retained earnings (25,200*19) 4,78,800 Common Stock (25,200*10) 2,52,000 Additional Paid in capital (25,200*9) 2,26,800 (For 14% stock dividend declared) b. Retained earnings (45,430*21) 9,54,030 Common Stock (45,430*5) 2,27,150 Additional Paid in capital (45,430*16) 7,26,880 (For 14% stock dividend declared)