Woodland Inc. Declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its 2 million outstanding shares. The dividend was declared on August 1, payable on Sept 9 to all stockholders of Record on August 15. What is the Journal entry that should be generated on August 12

Woodland Inc. Declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its 2 million outstanding shares. The dividend was declared on August 1, payable on Sept 9 to all stockholders of Record on August 15. What is the Journal entry that should be generated on August 12

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