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on January 1

question 47

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On January 1, Canary Co. had total shareholders' equity as shown below when their shares were selling at $25 per share. $\begin{array}{ll}\text { Common shares (125,000 shares) } & \$ 2,500,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 4,000,000 \\\quad \text { Total shareholders' equity } & \$ 6,500,000\end{array}$
-If the company declared a 15% stock dividend, the number of issued and outstanding shares would:

• A)remain unchanged
• B)increase by 18,750 shares
• C)decrease by 18,750 shares
• D)total 143,700 shares

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