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General Dollar Store, Inc. declared a dividend of $.40 a share on 200,000 shares of outstanding stock on December 17, 2014, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2014, payable on January 12, 2015. Which answer choice below best describes the effect of the dividend on the accounts of Fashion Retailers Inc. on the declaration date?

A)The asset account Cash will decrease by $80,000 and the contra-equity account Dividends (which increases the equity account Retained earnings) will increase by $80,000.

b. The liability account Dividends payable will increase by $80,000 and the contra-equity account Dividends (which decreases the equity account Retained earnings) will increase by $80,000.

c. The liability account Dividends payable will decrease by $80,000 and the contra-equity account Dividends (which decreases the equity account Retained earnings) will increase by $80,000.

d. The asset account Cash will decrease by $80,000 and the contra-equity account Dividends (which decreases the equity account Retained earnings) will increase by $80,000.

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