Declaring and Distributing Stock Dividends

question 70

Multiple Choice

Declaring and distributing stock dividends:

• A)increases retained earnings.
• B)increases the total liabilities of the corporation and decreases the total stockholders' equity.
• C)reduces the total assets of the corporation.
• D)has no effect on total stockholders' equity.

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