Question

(Cash dividends) Marshall Pottery Barn is a privately owned importer of Mexican pottery and garden supplies. The firm plans on paying a $1.43 per share dividend on each of its 6,000 shares of common stock. The firm's most recent balance sheet just before payment of the dividend looks like the following:
A. What would happen to the firm's balance sheet after payment of the cash dividend?
B. If the above balance sheet also represented market values (as well as book values), how would it change following the payment of the cash dividend?
A. What would happen to the firm's balance sheet after payment of the cash dividend? The accounting entry would be:
(Select from the drop-down menus and round to the nearest dollar.)
Cash 18,000
Accounts receivable 22,500
Inventories 30,700
Accounts payable 71,200
Notes payable 5,000
Current liabilities 129.800
Current assets 201,000
Long-term debt 22,200
Fixed assets 4,900
Equity 27,100
Total assets 139,900
Total 201,000

Answer 1

Answer:

A.The impact on the balance sheet after the payment of the dividends is a reduction in current asset-cash by $8580 as well as a drop in equity-specifically retained earnings by the same amount.

B.Total assets (book and market values) will decrease by $8580 and equity and liabilities on the other hand will also reduce by $8580.

A.The accounting entries in respect of the dividend payment will be :

Debit Retained earnings $8580

Credit Cash                                       $8580

Explanation:

The dividends of $1.43 gives $8580 in total i.e $1.43*6000 shares

The impact of the dividend payment will be in terms of reduction in cash available for daily operations and reduction in funds attributable to shareholders.