During the current year, the total assets of mifflinburg corporation decreased by $60,000 and total liabilities decreased by $300,000. the company issued $100,000 of new stock, and its net income for the year was $250,000. no other changes to stockholders' equity occurred during the year. determine the dollar amount of dividends declared by the company during the year.

Moon flower cosmetics company executives are aware that their asian customer base is interested in advanced skin care treatments beyond moon flower's traditional herbal and organic compounds. moon flower and a large american chemical company are in discussions to create a 50-50 partnership in a new firm, which would create skin care treatments based on innovative chemical formulations that would be marketed both in asia and in the united states. beyond being a cross-border alliance, this partnership can be called a(n)a. nonequity strategic alliance.b. joint venture.c. horizontal complementary alliance.d. equity strategic alliance.