Answer:
The financial statement effects of the payment of a cash dividend (on the date of payment for a previously declared dividend) include:_________.
a. Cash (Current Asset) is decreased.
b. Dividends Payable (Current Liability) is decreased.
Step-by-step explanation:
The journal entry debits the Dividends Payable account and credits the Cash account. This reduces the dividends payable and the cash accounts respectively by the same amount. Therefore, current assets and current liabilities are decreased. The effects of the cash payment are on the Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows only.