Reference no: EM131204913
Selected transactions completed by Primo Discount Corporation during the current fiscal year are as follows: Jan. 9 Split the common stock 3 for 1 and reduced the par from $75 to $25 per share. After the split, there were 1,092,000 common shares outstanding. Feb. 28 Purchased 39,500 shares of the corporation’s own common stock at $29, recording the stock at cost. May 1 Declared semiannual dividends of $0.60 on 74,300 shares of preferred stock and $0.14 on the common stock to stockholders of record on June 1, payable on July 10. Jul. 10 Paid the cash dividends. Sep. 7 Sold 28,500 shares of treasury stock at $33, receiving cash. Oct. 1 Declared semiannual dividends of $0.60 on the preferred stock and $0.14 on the common stock (before the stock dividend). In addition, a 5% common stock dividend was declared on the common stock outstanding. The fair market value of the common stock is estimated at $38. Dec. 1 Paid the cash dividends and issued the certificates for the common stock dividend.
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