Hemingway Corporation owned 40,000 shares of Mega Watt Corpo…
Hemingway Corporation owned 40,000 shares of Mega Watt Corporation. These shares were purchased in 2025 for $360,000. On November 15, 2029, Hemingway declared a property dividend of one share of Mega Watt for every ten shares of Hemingway held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Mega Watt was $28 per share, 360,000 shares of Hemingway were outstanding. What gain and net reduction in retained earnings would result from this property dividend?
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