Question

A company had the following stockholders' equity on January 1:


Common Stock - $1 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
400,000 shares issued and outstanding .
$ 400,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock .... 300,000
Retained earnings 364,000
Total stockholders' equity $1,064,000

On January 10, the company declared a 40% stock dividend to holders of record on January 25, to be distributed January 31. The market value of the stock on January 10 prior to the dividend was $20 per share. What is the book value per common share on February 1?

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