The 2019 balance sheet of Dyrdek’s Skate Shop, Inc., showed $530,000 in the common stock account and $2.3 million in the additional paid-in surplus account. The 2020 balance sheet showed $570,000 and $2.5 million in the same two accounts, respectively. If the company paid out $320,000 in cash dividends during 2020, what was the cash flow to stockholders for the year?

[tex]Cashflow \ = \ Dividend \ paid \ during \ the \ year \ - \ change \ in \ t he \ value \ of \ common \ stock \ during \ - \ change \ in \ value \ of \ stock \ in \ the \ previous \ year[/tex][tex]Here;[/tex]

[tex]Change \ in \ value \ of \ Common \ stock \ during \ the \ year \ =[/tex] [tex]\ Value \ of \ Common \ stock \ of \ the \ Curren t \ Year - Value\ of \ Common \ stock \ of \ the \ Previous \ Year[/tex]

[tex]Change \ in \ valu e \ of \ Additional \ paid \ in \ surplus \ account \ during \ the \ year =[/tex]

[tex]Value \ of \ Additional \ paid \ in \ surplus \ account \ o f \ the \ Current \ Year \ -[/tex] [tex]\ Value \ of \ Additional \ paid \ in \ surplus \ account \ of \ th e \ Previous \ Year[/tex]

From the information given:

[tex]Dividend \ Payment \ during \ the \ year[/tex] 2020 = $320000

[tex]Value \ of \ stock \ in \ current \ yr[/tex]= i.e. 2020 = $570000

[tex]Value \ of \ stock \ in \ previoius \ yr[/tex] = i.e. 2019 = $530000

Change = $570000 - $530000 = $40,000

[tex]Value \ of \ Ad ditional \ paid-in \ surplus \ acct \ of \ the \ current \ year[/tex] = $2,500,000

[tex]Value \ of \ Ad ditional \ paid-in \ surplus \ acct \ of \ the \ previous \ year[/tex] = $2,300,000

Change = $2,500,000 - $2,300,000 = $ 200000

∴

[tex]By \ using \ the \ above \ information \ in \ the \ formula \ for \ calculating \ the \ cash \ flow \ to[/tex]

[tex]\ stackholder, \ we \ get:[/tex]

= $320000 - $40,000 - $ 200000

= $80,000