Stamboul Company lists the following condensed balance sheet as of the beginning of 2016:
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Stamboul Company |
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Balance Sheet |
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Beginning of 2016 |
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1 |
Current Assets |
$60,000.00 |
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2 |
Investment in Ostend bonds |
9,000.00 |
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3 |
Fixed Assets (Net) |
200,000.00 |
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4 |
$269,000.00 |
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5 |
Current Liabilities |
$30,000.00 |
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6 |
Common Stock, no par |
150,000.00 |
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7 |
Retained Earnings |
89,000.00 |
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8 |
$269,000.00 |
Stamboul is considering the impact of various types of dividends on this balance sheet. Each dividend would be declared and paid in 2016. These include:
| 1. | Cash dividend of $1.00 per share on the 15,000 shares outstanding. |
| 2. | Stock dividend of 5% on the 15,000 shares outstanding when the market price is $17 per share. |
| 3. | Property dividend consisting of the $9,000 (book value) investment in Ostend bonds being held to maturity. This investment has a current market value of $13,000. (For Requirement 2, assume any gain or loss is to be reflected in retained earnings. Disregard income taxes.) |
| 4. | Scrip dividend of $0.80 per share on the 15,000 shares outstanding. The scrip earns interest at a 12% annual rate and is to be declared on January 30 and paid on December 30, 2016. (For Requirement 2, assume any interest expense is to be reflected in retained earnings. Disregard income taxes.) |
| 5. | Cash dividend consisting of a $0.70 per share normal dividend and a $0.30 per share liquidating dividend. |
Required:
| For each preceding independent dividend: | |
| 1. Prepare the appropriate journal entries for the declaration and payment or distribution of the dividend. | |
| 2. Prepare a condensed balance sheet after each dividend has been paid or distributed. |
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