Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 5CP
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Discuss the factors, which should be considered by the board of directors in deciding whether to declare a cash dividend for the last quarter of 2016.
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Discuss the issuance of a stock dividend from the point of view of (a) a stockholder and (b) the board of directors.
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Financial Accounting
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