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Gibbs Corporation owned 20,000 shares of Oliver Corporation's $5 par value common stock. These shares were purchased in 2009 for $180,000. On September 15, 2013, Gibbs declared a property dividend of one share of Oliver for every ten shares of Gibbs held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Oliver was $21 per share, there were 180,000 shares of Gibbs outstanding. What NET reduction in retained earnings would result from this property dividend?

a. 162,000 b. 378,000 c. 108,000 d. 216,000

One weakness of skill-based pay programs is that

a. employees may "top out", or learn all the skills available. b. team performance can be difficult to evaluate. c. earnings vary from year to year. d. individuals do not always have control over factors that affect productivity. e. equity problems could arise if all members are paid equally.