Morgan's Has 9,000 Shares of Stock Outstanding with a Par

question 133

Multiple Choice

Morgan's has 9,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1.00 per share and a market value of $9 per share. The balance sheet shows $9,000 in the common stock account, $21,000 in the capital in excess of par account, and $40,500 in the retained earnings account. The firm just announced a 100 percent (large) stock dividend. What is the value of the common stock account after the dividend?

• A) $9,000
• B) $11,000
• C) $13,500
• D) $16,500
• E) $18,000

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Definitions:

Activity Cost Pools

A grouping of all the costs related to a particular activity used in activity-based costing for more accurate allocation of overhead costs.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities they require, providing more accurate product costing.

Direct Labor

involves labor costs directly associated with the manufacturing of products, easily traceable to the end product.

Overhead Costs

Expenses related to the operation of a business that are not directly tied to a specific product or service, such as rent, utilities, and administrative expenses.