Terps Company provided the following information for the year 2020: Retained earnings, beginning balance: $125,000 Retained earnings, ending balance: $147,000 Dividends Payable, beginning balance: $95,000 Dividends Payable, ending balance: $84,000 If the company reported a net income of $78,000 for the year, what was the amount of dividends paid during the year?

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.