Bridgeport Corporation owned 15400 shares of Harper Corporation's $5 par value common stock. These shares were purchased 2020 for $326326. On May 4, 2022, Bridgeport declared a property dividend of one share of Harper for every twenty shares of Bridgeport stock held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Harper was $35 per share, there were 308000 sha of Bridgeport outstanding. What net reduction in retained earnings would result from this property dividend? (Round intermediate calculations of cross rate to 2 decimal places e.g. 15.25.) O $539000 O $326326 O $154000

Bridgeport Corporation owned 15400 shares of Harper Corporation's $5 par value common stock. These shares were purchased 2020 for $326326. On May 4, 2022, Bridgeport declared a property dividend of one share of Harper for every twenty shares of Bridgeport stock held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Harper was $35 per share, there were 308000 sha of Bridgeport outstanding. What net reduction in retained earnings would result from this property dividend? (Round intermediate calculations of cross rate to 2 decimal places e.g. 15.25.) O $539000 O $326326 O $154000

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Chapter15: Contributed Capital

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