Peters, Inc. wants to find out the maximum amount of cash dividends it can pay this year.  The company has 250,000 shares outstanding currently.  Its balance sheet is shown below:   Assets Cash                                                                          $        412,500 Accounts Receivable                                                        900,000 Fixed Assets                                                                      987,500                                                                                          $2,300,000    Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  Accounts Payable                                                         $  445,000  Long-term Payable                                                           280,000  Common Stock                                                                 600,000  Retained earnings                                                            975,000                                                                                         $2,300,000   What is the highest amount of dividends the firm could pay from a legal perspective?                    What is the maximum amount of dividends per share the firm could pay in terms of cash availability,?

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            Peters, Inc. wants to find out the maximum amount of cash dividends it can pay this year.  The company has 250,000 shares outstanding currently.  Its balance sheet is shown below:

 

Assets

Cash                                                                          $        412,500

Accounts Receivable                                                        900,000

Fixed Assets                                                                      987,500

                                                                                         $2,300,000

 

 Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 Accounts Payable                                                         $  445,000

 Long-term Payable                                                           280,000

 Common Stock                                                                 600,000

 Retained earnings                                                            975,000

                                                                                        $2,300,000

 

What is the highest amount of dividends the firm could pay from a legal perspective?      

           

 What is the maximum amount of dividends per share the firm could pay in terms of cash availability,?

                       

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