2. Declaration of cash dividends will ... a. Increase the retained earnings b. Increase the stockholders' equity c. Decrease the retained earnings d. Decrease the total equity 3. All of the following are reported in the retained earnings statement, except ... a. Cash Dividends b. Net Income c. Net Loss d. Sales Revenue 4. All of the following will decrease retained earnings, except... a. Cash dividends b. Net loss c. Net income d. All of them will decrease retained earnings

2. Declaration of cash dividends will ... a. Increase the retained earnings b. Increase the stockholders' equity c. Decrease the retained earnings d. Decrease the total equity 3. All of the following are reported in the retained earnings statement, except ... a. Cash Dividends b. Net Income c. Net Loss d. Sales Revenue 4. All of the following will decrease retained earnings, except... a. Cash dividends b. Net loss c. Net income d. All of them will decrease retained earnings

Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305654174

Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

Publisher:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

Chapter11: Stockholders' Equity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11.3E

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