M11-8 Recording Dividends [LO 11-3] On May 20, the board of directors for Auction declared a cash dividend of 50 cents per share payable to stockholders of record on June 14. The dividends are paid on July 14. The company has 500,000 shares of stock outstanding. Closing entries are recorded on July 31. Prepare any necessary journal entries for each date. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note: