Dividends on the Statement of Cash Flows The following selected account balances are available from the records of Lewistown Company:

Other information available for 2008 is as follows:

a. Lewistown reported $285,000 net income for the year.

b. It declared and distributed a stock dividend of $50,000 during the year.

c. It declared cash dividends at the end of each quarter and paid them within the next 30 days of the following quarter.
Required 1. With the use of T accounts, determine the amount of cash dividends paid during the year for presentation in the Financing Activities section of the statement of cash flows.
2. Should the stock dividend described in

(b) appear on a statement of cash flows? Explain your answer.

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Dividends payable Retained earnings December 31 2008 2007 $ 30,000 375,000 $ 20,000 250,000