Linear programming problems can model decreasing marginal returns

On December 1, the board of directors of Buy & Large, Inc., declared a cash dividend of $2 per share on the 300,000 common shares outstanding on record at December 31, payable January 10 of the following year. No other dividends were declared in either year. Show the effect on the accounting equation of the entry to be recorded on January 10. What happened to liabilities?

A. (600,000) Treasury Stock B. (600,000) Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par C. 600,000 Dividends Payable D. 600,000 Common Stock E. (600,000) Common Stock F. (600,000) Dividends G. 600,000 Cash H. (600,000) Cash I. 0 No Effect J. (600,000) Dividends Payable

Nike produces only a small portion of its output in China, but when the firm refers to China as a "two-billion-foot market," it is referring to the fact that:

A) the Chinese do not wear shoes. B) the Chinese shoe market is very competitive. C) China can develop its own shoe market. D) it will take a long time for China to develop future market. E) China is a potential future market.