The shareholders' equity section of M Co. on December 31, 2018 showed the following:   Ordinary share P10 par, 100,000 shares issued and outstanding                           1,000,000 Share Premium on Ordinary shares                                                                                  500,000 Accumulated Profits                                                                                                          4,000,000 On December 30, 2018, the company declared 20% share dividends to the shareholders of record January 3, 2019 payable on January 31, 2019.  Assume that of the share dividends declared, 90% of the shares relate to full shares issued while remainder relate to the fractional shares issued. Also assume that 3/4 of the fractional shares were exercised at par while the rests were not exercised.  How much is the amount of dividend payable at the date of declaration of share dividends?

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The shareholders' equity section of M Co. on December 31, 2018 showed the following:

 

Ordinary share P10 par, 100,000 shares issued and outstanding                           1,000,000

Share Premium on Ordinary shares                                                                                  500,000

Accumulated Profits                                                                                                          4,000,000

On December 30, 2018, the company declared 20% share dividends to the shareholders of record January 3, 2019 payable on January 31, 2019.  Assume that of the share dividends declared, 90% of the shares relate to full shares issued while remainder relate to the fractional shares issued. Also assume that 3/4 of the fractional shares were exercised at par while the rests were not exercised.  How much is the amount of dividend payable at the date of declaration of share dividends?

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