Question

A company's board of directors votes to declare a cash dividend of $1.65 per share of common stock. The company has 33,000 shares authorized, 28,000 issued, and 27,500 shares outstanding. The total amount of the cash dividend is: Multiple Choice
a.$54,450.
b.$91,575.
c.$53,450.
d.$46,200.
e.$45,375.

Answer 1

Answer:

E) $45,375

Explanation:

This is because Authorized shares are the total shares that the company can issue.

There is a difference between issued and outstanding shares of 500 shares, this may be because these shares are currently held by the company itself and thus dividends are payable only on outstanding shares

This gives us 27,500 * 1.65 = $43,375