On March 1, 2019, Baltimore Corporation had 65,000 shares of common stock outstanding with a par value of $5 per share. On March 1, Baltimore Corporation authorized a 15% stock dividend when the market value was $18 per share. Use this information to calculate the amount either (debited) or credited to retained earnings. Enter as a negative number if retained earnings is debited and a positive number if retained earnings is credited.

retained earnings 175,500

common stock 48,750

paid in excess of par 126,750

Explanation:

The diivdends are 15% so we multiply this by the shares outstanding to know the amount of shares:

65,000 x 15% = 9,750 shares

Then we multiply by the market value to know the amount needed:

9,750 x $18 market value = $175,500 stock dividends

The common stock will be 9,750 at par

and the remainder will be paid in excess.

9,750 x 5 = 48,750 CS

175,500 - 48,750 = 126,750