On February 5, 2018, Festival Rental Corporations board of directors declared a dividend of $0.30, to be
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On February 5, 2018, Festival Rental Corporation’s board of directors declared a dividend of $0.30, to be paid on March 18, 2018, to the shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2018. Festival has 5,000,000 shares of $0.01 par-value common stock authorized with 1,600,000 shares issued and outstanding. The company has no preferred stock. Record the declaration of the dividend and the payment of the dividend. Include the proper dates with each journal entry.
Common StockCommon stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on... Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134725987
12th edition
Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
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