Answer:
$51,200 was the cash dividends paid
Explanation:
Cash dividends paid=opening cash dividends payable +cash dividends declared-closing cash dividends payable
opening cash dividends payable is $27,000
cash dividends declared is $55,000
closing cash dividends payable is $30,800
cash dividends paid =$27,000+$55,000-$30,800=$51,200
The amount of cash transfers made in respect of shareholders dividends in the year is $51,200.
The logic is that the whatever is left unpaid at year end should be deducted from the balance owed year plus the new dividends declared this year