Carpenter Schools,Inc

question 159

Essay

Carpenter Schools,Inc.is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of $2 par common stock.The company issued 106,000 shares at $6 per share.When the market price of common stock was $10 per share,Carpenter declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend.Later,Carpenter declared and paid a $0.10 per share cash dividend.
Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions.Explanations are not required.

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