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The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 5-for-1 stock split when the market value of its stock is $32 per share. The firm's 80 cent per share cash dividend on the new (post-split) shares represents an increase of 25 percent over last year's dividend on the pre-split stock.

Common stock ($1 par value)=$410,000

Capital surplus=851,000

Retained earnings=3,770,800

Total owner's equity=$5,031,800

What is the new par value per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

What was last year's dividend per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Cash dividends and dividend payment

The term dividend usually refers to a cash distribution of earnings. Another type of dividend is paid out in shares of stock. This dividend is referred to as a stock dividend. When a firm declares a stock split, it increases the number of shares outstanding whereas decrease the par value.

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Dividends are incentives in the form of payments to shareholders of a company. Explore the different types of dividends and the standard method of payments that they occur in.


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