Colgate-palmolive company reports the following balances in its retained earnings. ($ millions) 2010 2009 retained earnings $14,329 $13,157 during 2010, colgate-palmolive reported net income of $2,203 million. a. assume that the only changes affecting retained earnings were net income and dividends. what amount of dividends did colgate-palmolive pay to its shareholders in 2010

 $1,031 million

Explanation:

Given that,

Retained earnings(2010) = $14,329 million

Retained earnings(2009) = $13,157 million

Net income(2010) = $2,203 million

Amount of dividends = Retained earnings(2009) + Net income(2010) - Retained earnings(2010)

                                   = $13,157 million + $2,203 million - $14,329 million

                                   = $1,031 million

Therefore, amount of dividends did Colgate-Palmolive pay to its shareholders in 2010 is $1,031 million.

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