Dividends Paid to the Shareholders When Declared Will

question 117

Multiple Choice

Dividends paid to the shareholders when declared will:

• A) increase assets and decrease liabilities
• B) decrease assets and increase liabilities
• C) decrease assets and decrease shareholders' equity
• D) have no effect on shareholders' equity

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