Indicate whether the following actions would (+) increase, (–) decrease, or (0) not affect a company's total assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity.
    Stockholders'
  Assets
Liabilities
Equity
(a)Declaring a cash dividend_______
_______
_______
(b)Paying the cash dividend declared in (a)_______
_______
_______
(c)Declaring a stock dividend_______
_______
_______
(d)Issuing stock certificates for the stock    dividend declared in (c)_______
_______
_______

What will be an ideal response?


    Stockholders'
  AssetsLiabilitiesEquity
(a)Declaring a cash dividend0+-
(b) Paying the cash dividend declared in (a)
?-?-?0
(c)Declaring a stock dividend000
(d)Issuing stock certificates for the stock   
 dividend declared in (c)000

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