Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259864230
Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 2PA
Recording Cash Dividends
National Chocolate Corp. produces chocolate bars and snacks under the brand names Blast and Soothe. A press release contained the following information:
March 5—National Chocolate Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special “one-time” cash dividend of $1 per share on its 100,000 outstanding common shares. The dividend will be paid on April 29 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 26. The Company's fiscal year will end April 30.
Required:
- 1. Prepare any
journal entries that National Chocolate Corp. should make on the four dates mentioned in the press release. - 2. What two requirements would the board of directors have considered before making the dividend decisions?
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Jensen Corporation’s board of directors met on June 3 and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.40 per share for a total value of $200,000. The dividend is payable on June 24 to all stockholders of record as of June 17. Excerpts from the statement of financial position for Jensen Corporation as of May 31 are presented as follows.
Cash
$ 400,000
Accounts receivable (net)
800,000
Inventories
1,200,000
Total current assets
$2,400,000
Total current liabilities
$1,000,000
Assume that the only transactions to affect Jensen Corporation during June are the dividend transactions.
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Jensen’s quick (acid test) ratio would be
A.Decreased by the dividend declaration and increased by the dividend payment.
B.Unchanged by the dividend declaration and decreased by the dividend payment.
C.Unchanged by either the dividend declaration or the dividend payment.
D.Decreased by the…
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