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    Feb 16, 2014, 12:28 PM
    Cash dividend
    the balance sheet caption for common stock: common stock no par value, 7,000,000 shares authorized, 4,600,000 shares issued, 4,450,000 shares outstanding calculate the total amount of cash that would be paid to the stockholders of a cash dividend of $1.50 per share was declared
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    Feb 18, 2014, 11:09 AM
    Take your number of shares issued and outstanding times your cash dividend per share to get your total cash dividend amount.
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    Feb 18, 2014, 05:21 PM
    dividends are paid on issued capital
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