CHAPTER 18 PROBLEM 16

Sun Energy Company has the following capital section in its balance sheet. Its stock is currently selling for $5 per share.

Common stock (100,000 shares at $1 par)		$100,000
Capital in excess of par		100,000
Retained earnings		200,000
 	$400,000

	The firm intends to first declare a 10 percent stock dividend and then pay a 30-cent cash dividend (which also causes a reduction of retained earnings). Show the capital section of the balance sheet after the first transaction and then after the second transaction.

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