The stockholders' equity of Howell Company at July 31, 2018 is presented below: Common stock, par value $20, authorized 400,000 shares; issued and outstanding 160,000 shares $3,200,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 160,000 Retained earnings 650,000 $4,010,000 On August 1, 2018, the board of directors of Howell declared a 15% stock dividend on common stock, to be distributed on September 15th. The market price of Howell's common stock was $70 on August 1, 2018, and $76 on September 15, 2018. What is the amount of the debit to retained earnings as a result of the declaration and distribution of this stock dividend

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?