Question: Your answer is partially correct. Try again. On October 31, the stockholders' equity section of Heins Company consists of common stock $360,000 and retained earnings $902,000. Heins is considering the following two courses of action:
(1) declaring a 7% stock dividend on the 36,000, $10 par value shares outstanding, or
(2) effecting a 2- for-1 stock split that will reduce par value to $5 per share. The current market price is $14 per share. Prepare a tabular summary of the effects of the alternative actions on the components of stockholders' equity, outstanding shares, and par value per share.