On December 31, 2011, the separate-company financial statements for Pan Corporation and its 70 percent-owned subsidiary, Sad

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On December 31, 2011, the separate-company financial statements for Pan Corporation and its 70 percent-owned subsidiary, Sad Corporation, had the following account balances related to dividends (in thousands):
Pan Sad
Dividends for 2011 ...................................... $2,400 ............. $1,600
Dividends payable at December 31, 2011 ............. 1,200 ................. 400
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1. At what amount will dividends be shown in the consolidated retained earnings statement?
2. At what amount should dividends payable be shown in the consolidated balance sheet?
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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133451863

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Authors: Floyd A. Beams, Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Kenneth Smith

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