Question

The net income of edwards corporation amounted to $74,000 for this year. the beginning balance ofâ stockholders' equity was $31,000 and the ending balance was $72,000. the company issued no common stock during the year. what was the amount of dividends distributed during theâ year?

Answer 1

We can calculate the dividends issued by adding the beginning inventory and the net income less the ending inventory.Thus,
dividends= net income+beginning inventory-ending inventory
where
net income=$74,000
beginning inventory=$31,000
ending inventory =$72,000
substituting the values, we wil get
dividends=$33,000
Edwards corporation will issue dividends amounting to $33,000.