Real World Financials Following is a recent Microsoft press release: REDMOND, Wash. Nov. 29, 2017 Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. The dividend is payable March 8, 2018, to shareholders of record on Feb. 15, 2018. The ex-dividend date will be Feb. 14, 2018. Prepare the journal entries Microsoft used to record the declaration and payment of the cash dividend for its 7,720 million shares. Source: Microsoft