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P15-11 (LO3,4) (Stock and Cash Dividends) Earhart Corporation has outstanding 3,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $10 each. The balance in its Retained Earnings account at January 1, 2017, was $24,000,000, and it then had Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock of $5,000,000. During 2017, the company's net income was $4,700,000. A cash dividend of $0.60 a share was declared on May 5, 2017, and was paid June 30, 2017, and a 6% stock dividend was declared on November 30, 2017 and distributed to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2017. You have been asked to advise on the proper accounting treatment of the stock dividend. The existing stock of the company is quoted on a national stock exchange. The market price of the stock has been as follows. October 31, 2017 November 30, 2017 December 31, 2017 $34 Instructions: (a) Prepare the journal entry to record the declaration and payment of the cash dividend. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend. (c) Prepare the stockholders' equity section (including schedules of retained earnings and editional paid-in.capital of the balance sheet of Eamhart Corporation for the year 2017 on the basis of the foregoing information. (9) Journal entry 5-5-2017 : 6-30-2017 (6) 11-30-2017: 12-31-2017 OVER Ledger Common stock 30,000,000(1-7) APIL-CS 5,000,000(1-7) 24,000 6 (14-4 APIC - Stock DowdFas SDTBD RE statement For YE 12.31-11 Beg RE 1-1-17 24,000,000 Stockholdels' Equity 2-37-17

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