The Payment of a Previously Declared Cash Dividend Has an Overall

question 127

Multiple Choice

The payment of a previously declared cash dividend has an overall effect of:

• A)Reducing retained earnings and reducing liabilities by the amount of the dividend.
• B)Reducing retained earnings and increasing contributed capital by the same amount.
• C)Reducing assets and reducing liabilities by the amount of the dividend.
• D)Reducing assets and reducing retained earnings by the amount of the dividenD.The payment of a previously declared dividend decreases the asset, Cash, and decreases the liability, Dividends payable.

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