Every action has a reaction and some come with consequences
Usually they start out small as family-owned restaurants and gradually increase until chains are created
<span>The supplier may feel that revealing cost information to buyers may put them at a disadvantage because it would hurt their pricing strategy, they would be better of withholding the info to sell at a higher price or more convenient manner. The supplier may also not fully understand the cost information, so he or she may not want to give the buyer false information.</span>
Answer:
Debited to Retained Earnings of $500,000.
Explanation:
At the time of declaration of the dividend, the journal entry is recorded which is shown below:
Retained earning A/c Dr $500,000
To Dividend payable A/c $500,000
(Being cash dividend declared)
On the declaration date, the dividend amount is recorded. So while recording we debited the retained earning account and credited the dividend payable account
All other information which is given is not relevant. Hence, ignored it
