Cash dividends paid by a corporation:
A. reduce the retained earnings of the corporation that declared the dividend.
B. are an expense of the corporation that declared the dividend.
C. reduce the net income of the corporation that declared the dividend.
D. reduce the retained earnings of the corporation that declared the dividend because net income is reduced by the amount of the dividend.
Answer: A
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