50. The shareholders' equity section of Starr Corporation at December 31, 2015 included the following:

$3 preferred shares, cumulative, 10,000 shares authorized, 9,000 shares issued	$900,000
Common shares, 500,000 shares authorized, 400,000 shares issued	$2,000,000

Dividends were not declared on the preferred shares in 2015 and are in arrears.

On September 15, 2016, the board of directors declared dividends on the preferred shares for 2015 and 2016 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2016, payable on October 15, 2016.

On November 1, 2016, the board of directors declared a $0.50 per share dividend on the common shares, payable November 30, 2016, to shareholders of record on November 15, 2016.

Using the above information, the correct entry on November 1, 2016 would be:

Question 50 options:

	Debit cash dividend $200,000; credit dividend payable $200,000
	Debit dividend payable $200,000; credit cash $200,000
	Debit cash dividend $1,000,000; credit dividend payable $1,000,000
	Debit dividend payable $1,000,000; credit cash $1,000,000
	None of the above

51. At December 31, 2018, Laurier Limited, had the following shareholders equity:

Common shares, 75,000 issued	$300,000
Retained earnings	$750,000

During 2019, the following events occurred:

• On February 1, the company declared and paid a $0.50 cash dividend.
• On June 10, the company split the common shares two for one.
• On December 1, the company declared and paid a $0.40 cash dividend.
• At December 31, the company reported a loss of $106,000 for the year.

At December 31, 2019, the balance of retained earnings is

Question 51 options:

	$546,500
	$576,500
	$620,000
	$380,000
	None of the above