Nutritious Pet Food Company's board of directors declares a cash dividend of $1.00 per common share on November 12. On this date, the company has issued 14,000 shares but 2,500 shares are held as treasury shares. The company pays the dividend on December 14. What is the journal entry to record the payment of the dividend? If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Dec. 14

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Nutritious Pet Food Company’s board of directors declares a cash dividend of $1.00 per common share on November 12. On this date, the company has issued 14,000 shares but 2,500 shares are held as treasury shares. The company pays the dividend on December 14.

What is the journal entry to record the payment of the dividend? If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Dec. 14   fill in the blank 2 fill in the blank 3
    fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6
Nutritious Pet Food Company's board of directors declares a cash dividend of $1.00
per common share on November 12. On this date, the company has issued 14,000
shares but 2,500 shares are held as treasury shares. The company pays the dividend
on December 14.
What is the journal entry to record the payment of the dividend? If an amount box
does not require an entry, leave it blank.
88
Dec. 14
Transcribed Image Text:Nutritious Pet Food Company's board of directors declares a cash dividend of $1.00 per common share on November 12. On this date, the company has issued 14,000 shares but 2,500 shares are held as treasury shares. The company pays the dividend on December 14. What is the journal entry to record the payment of the dividend? If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 88 Dec. 14
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Dividends
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education