Question

In its most recent financial statements, Del-Castillo Inc. reported $70 million of net income and $960 million of retained earnings. The previous retained earnings were $943 million. How much in dividends did the firm pay to shareholders during the year? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000.

Answer 1

$53,000,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of dividends paid by Del-Castillo Inc. can be ascertained using the retained earnings formula as follows:

retained earnings=net income+previous year retained earnings-dividends paid

retained earnings for current year is $960 million

net income is $70 million

previous year retained earnings were $943 million

dividends paid is unknown

dividends=net income+previous year retained earnings-current year retained earnings

dividends=$70 million+$943 million-$960 million

dividends=$53 million