net reduction in retained earning
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Lea Corporation owned 20,000 shares of Mia Corporation's P5 par value common stock. These shares were
purchased in 2007 for P180,000. On September 15, 2011, Lea declared a property dividend of one share of Mia
for every ten shares of Lea held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Mia was P14 per share,
there were 180,000 shares of Lea outstanding. What net reduction in retained earnings would result from this
property dividend?
A. P72,000
B. P252.000
C. P90.000
D. P162.000
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