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2 August, 11:49

Lavender, Inc. announces a large stock dividend of 65% of the 3.1 million outstanding shares of common stock. The current price per share is $8.85. Par value of the stock is $0.01 per share. What effect does this dividend have on retained earnings?

a. $31,000 decrease

b. $20,150 decrease

c. $17,832,750 decrease

d. $11,591,288 decrease

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  1. 2 August, 12:13
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    Answer: b. $20,150 decrease

    Explanation:

    First we would need to calculate the Dividend per share.

    We will get that by taking 65% of the Par Value of the Stock.

    = 0.01 * 0.65

    = $0.0065 is the dividend per share

    Multiplying by the total amount of shares outstanding we have,

    = 3,100,000 x 0.0065

    = $20,150

    Seeing as this figure would come from the Retained earnings, we can say that Retained Earnings will reduce by $20,150.
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