Question - Applying Financial Statement Relations to Compute Dividends
Colgate-Palmolive reports the following dollar balances in its retained earnings account. ($ millions)20152014Retained earnings$18,861$18,832
During 2015, Colgate-Palmolive reported net income of $1,384 million.
a. What amount of dividends, if any, did Colgate-Palmolive pay to its stockholders in 2015?
b. What percent of its net income did Colgate-Palmolive pay out as dividends in 2015?