Week 5 addresses chapters 7 and 8. Chapter 7 is about the accounting for and presenting of liabilities. Chapter 8 is about the accounting for and presenting of owners' equity. The topic chosen this week for your embedded learning section concerns dividends. Many companies pay dividends to its owners. Dividends are not always cash payments but can take other forms. Below are 3 videos about the different methods of awarding dividends. Your assignment is to watch the videos. Then post your definition of a dividend and describe the various forms of paying dividends. (Even though the instructor in the videos explains the transactions involved you only need to describe the dividend types.) Include if your employer pays dividends. What was your company's last dividend payment (state per share of common stock)? If your employer does not pay dividends see if you can find out why and explain. If you cannot get dividend information concerning your company just state that. Again your posting should contain a minimum of 200 words. Other videos concerning chapters 7 and 8 have been added to the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWEGZpEW2Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274AbpnzYXI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUS23EadMdQ