Yougi Corp. is an animation studio operating in South Florida. A recent press release contained the following
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April 1— Yougi Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $ 0.50 per share on 605,000 outstanding preferred shares. The dividend will be paid on or before May 31, to preferred shareholders of record at the close of business on May 26. The Company’s fis-cal year will end on June 30.
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1. Prepare any journal entries that Yougi Corp. should make on the four dates mentioned in the press release.
2. What two requirements would the board of directors have considered before making the dividend decision? Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025914
5th edition
Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
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