How Will the Declaration and Distribution of a 10 Percent

question 126

Multiple Choice

How will the declaration and distribution of a 10 percent stock dividend affect the issuing corporation's balance of retained earnings and total stockholders' equity,respectively?

• A) Decrease and no effect
• B) No effect and no effect
• C) Decrease and increase
• D) No effect and increase

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