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yby external tool Using the information below, compute ending retained earnings. Additional Paid-in Capital, Common $ 9,000 Accounts Payable 1,100 Total Expenses 7,800 Preferred Stock, at par 1,750 Common Stock, at par 400 Sales 10,000 Treasury Stock 250 Dividends 700 Retained Earnings (beginning) 1,000 Additional Paid-in Capital, Prefeered 50 O $2.500 $2.750 O$11.250 O$2.250 O$11.500 On what date does a declared cash dividend become a liability to be recorde

Dividend constraints The Howe Company's stockholders' equity account is as follows: have been included as part of the $2.1 million retained earnings. a. What is the maximum dividend per share that the firm can pay? (Assume that legal capital includes all paid-in capital.) b. If the firm has $180,000 in cash, what is the largest per-share dividend it can pay without borrowing? The earnings available for common stockholders from this period's operations are $100,000, which c. Indicate the accounts and changes, if any, that will result if the firm pays the dividends indicated in parts a and b. d. Indicate the effects of an $80,000 cash dividend on stockholders' equity. a. The maximum dividend per share that the firm can is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)

Total assets Notes payable (6% interest) Common stock Preferred 2.5% stock, $100 par (no change during year) Retained earnings 20Y7 $5,200,000 2,500,000 250,000 Return on total assets December 31 20Y6 $5,000,000 2,500,000 250,000 500,000 1,222,000 500,000 1,574,000 < The 20Y7 net income was $411,000, and the 20Y6 net income was $462,500. No dividends on common stock were declared between 201 and 20Y7. Preferred dividends were declared and paid in full in 20Y6 and 20Y7. 20Y7 a. Determine the return on total assets, the return on stockholders' equity, and the return on common stockholders' equity for the years 20Y6 and 20Y7. Round percentages to one decimal place. 19.13 % X % 20Y5 $4,800,000 2,500,000 250,000 Return on stockholders' equity Return on common stockholders' equity h The profitability ratios indicate that the company's profitability has deteriorated % 500,000 750,000 20Y6 94.0 X % % % ✓. Because the return on common