Indicate Whether the Following Actions Would (+) Increase, (?) Decrease

Essay

Indicate whether the following actions would (+) increase, (?) decrease, or (0) not affect a company's total assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity.
? $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Assets}&\text { Liabilities }&\text { Stockholders' Equity }\\ \text { (1) Declaring a cash dividend} &\\ \text {(2) Paying the cash dividend declared in (1) } &\\ \text {(3) Declaring a stock dividend } &\\ \text {(4) Issuing stock certificates for the stock } &\\ \text { dividend declared in (3) } &\\\end{array}$