Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix A$.($Note: Fiscal $2019$ for The Home Depot runs from February $4,2019,$ to February $2,2020.$ As with many retail companies, The Home Depot labels the period "Fiscal $2019"$ even though it ends in the $2020$ calendar year. The label "Fiscal $2019"$ is appropriate because Fiscal $2019$ includes $11$ months from the $2019$ calendar year. The Home Depot explains its choice of fiscal period in Note $1$ to its financial statements.$)$

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As of February $2,2020,$ how many shares of common stock were authorized? How many shares were issued? How many shares were held in treasury?

$$0\mathrm{.}05$ authorized; $10,000$ issued; $1,786$ in treasury

$$0\mathrm{.}05$ authorized; $10,000$ issued; $709$ in treasury

$10,000$ million authorized; $1,786$ million issued; $709$ million in treasury

$10,000$ million authorized; $1,786$ million issued; $1,077$ million in treasury

According to the Retained Earnings section in the Statement of Stockholders' Equity, what was the total dollar amount of cash dividends declared during the year ended February $2,2020?$

$$11,242$ million

$$5,958$ million

$$11,121$ million

$$4,704$ million

According to the income statement, how has The Home Depot's net earnings and basic earnings per share changed over the past three years?

Both net earnings and EPS increased.

Net earnings increased and EPS decreased.

Net earnings decreased and EPS increased.

Both net earnings and EPS decreased.