Dividend constraints The Howe Company's stockholders' equity account is as follows: P . The earnings available for common stockholders from this period's operations are $100,000, which have been included as part of the $2.5 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 $190,000 in cash, what is the largest per-share dividend it can pay without borrowing? 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 Data Table - X Common stock (500,000 shares at $6 par) Paid-in capital in excess of par Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity $3,000,000 1,000,000 2,500,000 $6,500,000 Dividend constraints The Howe Company's stockholders' equity account is as follows: P . The earnings available for common stockholders from this period's operations are $100,000, which have been included as part of the $2.5 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 $190,000 in cash, what is the largest per-share dividend it can pay without borrowing? 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 Data Table - X Common stock (500,000 shares at $6 par) Paid-in capital in excess of par Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity $3,000,000 1,000,000 2,500,000 $6,500,000