Trendy Corp. recently declared a 10% stock dividend. As of the date of the announcement, Trendy had 10 million shares outstanding which were selling on the NYSE for $50 per share
An accounting entry is required on the balance sheet in order to transfer an amount from retained earnings to the common stock and additional paid-in capital accounts. What is the dollar amount of retained earnings that will be transferred from retained earnings to the common stock account as the result of the stock dividend? Assume that the par value of Trendy is $2 per share.
A) $2 million
B) $50 million
C) $45.45 million
D) $12.5 million
Answer: B
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