Exam 11: Reporting and Analyzing Equity

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Changes in accounting estimates are accounted for in current and future periods.

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A corporation had current year net income of $2,375,000.It paid preferred dividends of $80,000 cash and had 500,000 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding.Calculate the corporation's earnings per share.

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A corporation is a separate legal entity from its owners.

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Preferred stock with a feature allowing preferred stockholders to share with common shareholders in any dividends in excess of the percent or dollar amount stated on the preferred stock is called:

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_____________________ is a class of stock assigned a value by the corporation in its charter.

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_______________________ generally consist of a company's cumulative net income less any net losses and dividends declared since its inception.

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Shamrock Company had net income of $30,000.On January 1,there were 8,000 shares of common stock outstanding.On April 1,the company issued an additional 2,000 shares of common stock.There were no other stock transactions.The company has earnings per share of:

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A company issued 7% preferred stock with a $100 par value.This means that:

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Minimum legal capital requirements often prohibit dividends when the dividends reduce stockholders' equity below the minimum specified amount.

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A company has 5,000 shares of $1 par value common stock and 6,000 shares of 2%,$98 par,noncumulative preferred stock outstanding.The balance in Retained Earnings at the beginning of the year was $750,000.Net income for the current year was $400,000.If the company paid a dividend of $3 per share on its common stock,what is the balance in Retained Earnings at the end of the year?

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Record the following transactions of a company in general journal form: (a) Reacquired 8,000 of its own $10 par value common stock at $40 cash per share.The stock was originally issued at $15 per share. (b) Sold 2,000 shares of the stock reacquired under part (a) at $43 cash per share. (c) Sold 3,000 shares of the stock reacquired under part (a) at $39 cash per share.

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_______________________ are responsible for and have final authority for managing a corporation's activities.

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If a company discovers a mistake in 2013 that was made in 2012,the company records the adjustment in the year ________.

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A corporation is responsible for its own acts and debts as the corporation is considered a ____________________________________.

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A company has net income of $2,800,000.It also has 400,000 weighted-average common shares outstanding and a price-earnings ratio of 20.What is the market value per share of this company's stock?

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions:
No-par value stock
A class of stock that has not been assigned a par value by the corporate charter.
Convertible preferred stock
The basic stock of a corporation that usually carries voting rights for controlling the corporation.
Par value
The number of shares of stock that a corporation's charter allows it to sell.
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No-par value stock
A class of stock that has not been assigned a par value by the corporate charter.
Convertible preferred stock
The basic stock of a corporation that usually carries voting rights for controlling the corporation.
Par value
The number of shares of stock that a corporation's charter allows it to sell.
Stock dividend
A corporation's distribution of its own stock to its stockholders without the receipt of any payment.
Preemptive right
Preferred stock that gives the issuing corporation the right to purchase or retire it at specified future prices and dates.
Organization costs
The costs of bringing a corporation into existence that include legal fees, promoters' fees, and amounts paid to obtain a charter.
Stock split
The distribution of additional shares of stock to stockholders according to their present ownership.
Common stock
An amount assigned per share by the corporation in its charter.
Callable preferred stock
Preferred stock giving the holder the option of exchanging it for common stock at a specified rate.
Authorized stock
The right of common stockholders to maintain their proportionate interest in a corporation by having the first opportunity to buy additional proportionate shares of stock issued.
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The amount of income earned per share of a company's common stock is known as:

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The total amount of cash and other assets the corporation receives from its stockholders in exchange for common stock is called __________________________.

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On July 31,a corporation reported the following stockholders' equity: On July 31,a corporation reported the following stockholders' equity:    On July 31,the market value of the corporation's stock was $15 per share.The directors were considering declaring a 10% or 30% stock dividend but wanted to know what effect each stock dividend would have on stockholders' equity.Calculate the balances in the following accounts for each proposed stock dividend distribution.  On July 31,the market value of the corporation's stock was $15 per share.The directors were considering declaring a 10% or 30% stock dividend but wanted to know what effect each stock dividend would have on stockholders' equity.Calculate the balances in the following accounts for each proposed stock dividend distribution. On July 31,a corporation reported the following stockholders' equity:    On July 31,the market value of the corporation's stock was $15 per share.The directors were considering declaring a 10% or 30% stock dividend but wanted to know what effect each stock dividend would have on stockholders' equity.Calculate the balances in the following accounts for each proposed stock dividend distribution.

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A dividend preference for preferred stock means that:

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