Reference no: EM132810072
Share Dividends and Share Splits
Assume the following data:
Ordinary Shares, P100 par value, 50,000 shares issued P5,000,000
Share premium P200,000
Retained earnings P2,000,000
Market value (declaration date) P150
Market value (distribution date) P170
Required:
Problem 1. For each of the following assumptions, prepare entries on the date of declaration, date of payment and share split:
Case 1. A 20% share dividends is declared on ordinary shares. After the shares were distributed, the board of directors declared a 2-for-1 share split.
Case 2. A 10% share dividends is declared on ordinary shares. After the shares were distributed, the board of directors declared a 1-for-2 reverse split.
Problem 2. How many shares of stocks were outstanding after the splits for Case 1 and Case 2.