At the Quarterly Meeting of Tangshan Mining Corporation, Held on September

Multiple Choice

At the quarterly meeting of Tangshan Mining Corporation, held on September 10th, the directors declared a $1.00 per share dividend for the firm's 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The net effect of declaring and paying this dividend would be to ________.

A) decrease total assets by $100,000 and increase stockholders equity by $100,000
B) decrease total assets by $100,000 and decrease stockholders equity by $100,000
C) increase total assets by $100,000 and increase stockholders equity by $100,000
D) increase total assets by $100,000 and decrease stockholders equity by $100,000