On february 5, 2018, better rental corporation's board of directors declared a dividend of $ 0.40, to be paid on march 18, 2018, to the shareholders of record as of the close of business on march 9, 2018. better has 6 comma 200 comma 000 shares of $ 0.01 par-value common stock authorized with 1 comma 500 comma 000 shares issued and outstanding. the company has no preferred stock. record the declaration of the dividend and the payment of the dividend. include the proper dates with each journal entry. (record debits first, then credits. exclude explanations from any journal entries.)

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions