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Molina Corporation has paid 60 consecutive quarterly cash dividends (15 years). The last 6 months,...

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Molina Corporation has paid 60 consecutive quarterly cash dividends (15 years). The last 6 months, however, have been a cash drain on the company, as profit margins have been greatly narrowed by increasing competition. With a cash balance sufficient to meet only day-to-day operating needs, the president, Rob Lowery, has decided that a stock dividend instead of a cash dividend should be declared. He tells Molinas financial vice president, Debbie Oler, to issue a press release stating that the company is extending its consecutive dividend record with the issuance of a 5% stock dividend. Write the press release convincing the stockholders that the stock dividend is just as good as a cash dividend, he orders. Just watch our stock rise when we announce the stock dividend. It must be a good thing if that happens.

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  • a. Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
  • b. Is there anything unethical about Lowerys intentions or actions?
  • c. What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporations stockholders equity accounts? Which would you rather receive as a stockholdera cash dividend or a stock dividend? Why?

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