Wilmington, Inc. brands touch the lives of people around the world. Assume that in the current year the company had 10 billion shares of common stock authorized, 4 billion shares issued, and 3 billion shares outstanding. Par value is $1 per share. Wilmington, Inc. has been paying a dividend for over 100 years. Required: Assume that Wilmington, Inc. declared a dividend of $2.65 per share on October 1 to stockholders of record on October 15. Wilmington, Inc. paid the dividend on October 20. Prepare journal entries as appropriate for each date. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in whole dollars not in billions (i.e., 1,000,000,000 not 1.0).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 2 3 Record the journal entry on October 1. Note: Enter debits before credits. General Journal Debit Credit Date October 01

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Based on the information given the appropriate journal entries for Wilmington, Inc. are:

Wilmington, Inc. Journal entries

1. October 1, 2014

 Retained Earnings          $7,350,000,000

       To Dividend Payable               $7,350,000,000

(3 billion shares× $2.45)

(To record dividend declaration)

2. October 15, 2014

No Journal Entry


3. October 30, 2014

Dividend Payable     $7,350,000,000

            To Cash                        $7,350,000,000

(3 billion shares× $2.45)

(To record payment of dividend)

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