At June 30th, Tidal Co. has 22,000 shares of common stock authorized, 17,000 issued, and 16,500 shares outstanding. On that date, Tidal's board of directors declared a cash dividend of $1.10 per share of common stock. What is the total amount of the cash dividend Tidal will pay to its common shareholders?

Marlene Co. had 300 million shares of $1 par common stock outstanding at January 1, 2021. In October 2021, Marlene Co.’s Board of Directors declared and distributed a 1% common stock dividend when the market value of its common stock was $60 per share. In recording this transaction, Marlene would: a. Debit retained earnings for $180 million. b. Credit paid-in capital—excess of par for $180 million. c. Credit common stock for $180 million. d. None of these answer choices correct.

Ridgetown Corporation started the year with 50,000 common shares outstanding. On April 1st, Ridgetown reacquired 5,000 of its own common shares. On July 1st, 10,000 common shares were issued. What will Ridgetown use in the denominator for its earnings per share calculation?

The Ivanhoe Corporation has 94,600 $2.00 noncumulative preferred shares that have been issued. It declares a quarterly cash dividend on May 15 to shareholders of record on June 10. The dividend is paid on June 30. Prepare the entries on the appropriate dates to record the cash dividend. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Date Account Titles Debit Credit

On August 15, 2021, EasyMoney, Inc.'s Board of Directors meets and declares that EasyMoney will pay a dividend to its stockholders. Each share of EasyMoney's Common Stock will be paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. There are currently 100,000 shares of EasyMoney's Common Stock held by EasyMoney's shareholders. The following are the facts related to this dividend: D Dividend per Share D Date of Declaration D Date of Record D Date of Payment $1.25 August 15, 2021 September 5, 2021 September 20, 2021 The following is a partial list of the accounts in EasyMoney, Inc.'s General Ledger. These are the only accounts you need for this problem. D Cash D Dividends Payable > Retained Earnings As of August 1, 2021, the Beginning Balance in the Dividends Payable account is $0 and the Beginning Balance in the Retained Earnings account is $625,000.

The annual report for Sneer Corporation disclosed that the company declared and paid preferred dividends in the amount of $170,000 in the current year. It also declared and paid dividends on common stock in the amount of $2.70 per share. During the current year, Sneer had 1 million common shares authorized; 370,000 shares had been issued; and 163,000 shares were in treasury stock. The opening balance in Retained Earnings was $870,000 and Net Income for the current year was $370,000. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record the declaration, and payment, of dividends on (a) preferred and (b) common stock. 2. Using the information given above, prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31. 3. Prepare a journal entry to close the dividends account.

During 2024, Ryabova entered into the following transactions relating to shareholders' equity. The corporation was authorized to issue 20 million common shares, $1 par per share. Net income for 2024 was $116 million. January 2 Issued 10 million common shares for cash. January 3 Entered an agreement with the company president to issue up to 2 million additional shares of common stock in 2024 based on the earnings of Ryabova in 2024. If net income exceeds $100 million, the president will receive 1 million shares; if net income exceeds $120 million, the president will receive 2 million shares. Required: Compute basic and diluted EPS for 2024. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Basic EPS Diluted EPS__.

Monty Inc. has 5,400,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On April 1, the board of directors voted a 70 cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of April 14, payable April 21.     Prepare the journal entry for each of the dates above assuming the dividend represents a distribution of earnings.   How would the entry differ if the dividend were a liquidating dividend?

Ivanhoe Corporation has 10.50 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On June 1, the board of directors voted an 83 cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of June 14, payable June 30. (a) Prepare the journal entries for each of the dates above assuming the dividend represents a distribution of earnings. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation ◄► A n Debit Credit

On September 15, 2023, the Board of Directors of Sandhill Company declared a $0.45 per share cash dividend, payable on October 31 to shareholders of record as of October 1. On the date of declaration, Sandhill Company had 206,000 common shares issued, of which 18,000 were held in Treasury. On October 15, 2023, the company issued an additional 66,000 common shares for $5.75 each. Prepare all the required journal entries to record these transactions. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter o for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) Date > > > Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit