Instructions (a) Prepare the entries, if any, on each of the three dates that involved dividends. (b) How are dividends and dividends payable reported in the financial statements prepared at December 31?

The December 31, Year 4, balance sheet for Finch Corporation is presented here. These are the only accounts on Finch's balance sheet. Amounts indicated by question marks (?) can be calculated using the following additional information: Assets Cash FINCH CORPORATION Balance Sheet As of December 31, Year 4 Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Property, plant, and equipment (net) Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable (trade) Income taxes payable (current) Long-term debt Common stock Retained earnings Additional Information Current ratio (at year end) Total liabilities + Total stockholders' equity Gross margin percentage $35,000 a. Accounts payable b. Retained earnings Inventory C. 292,000 $442,000 $ ? P $ P 35,000 298,000 Inventory turnover (Cost of goods sold + Ending inventory) Gross margin for Year 4 12 1.6 to 1.0 70% 40% 9.6 times Required a. Compute the balance in trade accounts payable as of December 31, Year 4. b. Compute the balance in retained earnings as of…

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The following accounts and corresponding balances were drawn from Dexter Company’s Year 2 and Year 1 year-end balance sheets.  Account Title Year 2 Year 1 Bonds payable $212,100 $300,800 Common stock 373,200 275,300  Other information drawn from the accounting records: Dividends paid during the period amounted to $42,100. There were no bond liabilities issued during the period. Requireda. Compute the amount of cash flow associated with the repayment of bond liabilities.b. Compute the amount of cash flow associated with the issue of common stock.c. Prepare the financing activities section of the statement of cash flows.