Use the following information to answer this question. Windswept, Inc. 2010 Income Statement ($ in millions)

Net sales $10,700
Less: Cost of goods sold 8,050
Less: Depreciation 380
Earnings before interest and taxes $2,270
Less: Interest paid 104
Taxable Income $2,166
Less: Taxes 650
Net income $1,516

Required:
What amount should be included in the financing section of the 2010 statement of cash flows for dividends paid?

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Explanation:

The above is an incomplete question, however, from a similar question values of beginning retained earnings, ending retained earnings were given to compute the dividend paid.

Given that;

Beginning retained earnings = $700 million

Ending retained earnings = $450 million

Net income = $1,516 million

Closing retained earning = Beginning retained earning + Net income - Dividends paid

$450 = $700 + $1,516 - Dividends paid

$450 = $2,216 - Dividends paid

Dividends paid = $1,766

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.