Natural resource department
Answer:
March 15,
Dr. Dividend $20,520,000
Cr. Dividend Payable $20,520,000
April 13,
Dr. Dividend Payable $20,520,000
Cr. Cash $20,520,000
Explanation:
A dividend is announced and paid after some days, so the journal entries for both event will be recorded separately.
At The time of Declaration no payment is made, only a liability is created against the dividend payment.
Dividend Value = $0.095 x 216,000,000 shares = $20,520,000
Payment will be made by debiting the dividend payable account to adjust the liability account and Crediting cash for the payment of cash dividend.
Answer:
15.79%
Explanation:
The computation of the return on investment is shown below:
Return on investment = Operating Income ÷ New operating asset base
where,
Operating income is $60,000
And, the new operating asset is
= $500,000 - $120,000
= $380,000
So, the return on investment is
= $60,000 ÷ $380,000
= 15.79%
By dividing the operating income from the new operating asset base we can get the return on investment