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Outstanding stock of a corporation represents 100% of its ownership.

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Corporations declare cash dividends from Retained Earnings.

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In the Stockholders' Equity section of a Balance Sheet:


A) common stock goes first.
B) preferred stock goes first.
C) Retained Earnings goes first.
D) assets are listed first.

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On the date of payment:


A) debit Dividends and credit Retained Earnings.
B) debit Dividends Payable and credit Cash.
C) debit Cash and credit Dividends Payable.
D) debit Retained Earnings and credit Dividends Payable.

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If a company's return on equity is 25.21%, this means that the company earned its stockholders net income of $25.21 per dollar invested.

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Before a 5-for-3 stock split, the shares outstanding were 45,000 shares at $15 par. After the split, what was the par value and number of shares? (Round any intermediary calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest whole number.)


A) 75,150 shares and $25/share
B) 75,150 shares and $9/share
C) 26,946 shares and $25/share
D) 26,946 shares and $9/share

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The major parts of the Stockholders' Equity section of the Balance Sheet are:


A) Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings.
B) Stock and Retained Earnings.
C) Stock, Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings.
D) Authorized Stock and Preferred Stock.

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One of the ways a stockholder can help manage a corporation is through their right to vote.

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If you own 1,200 shares (3% of a corporation's stock) and the corporation issues 11,000 new shares, how many total shares will you have after exercising your preemptive right?


A) 0
B) 330
C) 1,164
D) 1,530

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The entry to record selling 800 shares of stated value $37 common stock for $59 per share would be:


A) debit Cash $47,200; credit Common Stock $29,600; credit Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value-$17,600.
B) debit Cash $29,600; credit Common Stock $29,600.
C) debit Cash $29,600; debit Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value-$17,600; credit Common Stock $47,200.
D) debit Cash $47,200; credit Common Stock $47,200.

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Sassycat, Inc. has a $9,000 credit balance in Paid-In Capital - Treasury Stock. It sells 4,500 shares of treasury stock, which the company reacquired at $35/share for $29/share. The journal entry to record this sale is:


A) debit Cash $130,500, debit Paid-In Capital - Treasury Stock $27,000, credit Treasury Stock $157,500.
B) debit Cash $157,500, credit Treasury Stock $157,500.
C) debit Cash $157,500, credit Paid-In Capital - Treasury Stock $27,000, credit Treasury Stock $130,500.
D) debit Cash $130,500, debit Paid-In Capital - Treasury Stock $9,000, debit Retained Earnings $18,000, credit Treasury Stock $157,500.

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Sonny's Sails has declared a $44,000 cash dividend to shareholders. The company has 4,000 shares of $20-par, 6% preferred stock and 10,000 shares of $16-par common stock. The preferred stock is non-cumulative. How much will be distributed to the preferred and common stockholders on the date of payment?


A) $44,000 preferred, $0 common
B) $0 preferred, $44,000 common
C) $39,200 preferred, $4,800 common
D) $4,800 preferred, $39,200 common

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On the date of record:


A) debit Dividends and credit Retained Earnings.
B) debit Dividends Payable and credit Cash.
C) no entry is required.
D) debit Retained Earnings and credit Dividends Payable.

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Caesar Corporation has 280,000 shares of $9-par common stock outstanding. They have declared a 8% stock dividend. The current market price of the common stock is $14/share. The amount that will be credited to Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Common Stock on the date of declaration is:


A) $201,600.
B) $313,600.
C) $112,000.
D) $515,200.

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Which right do preferred stockholders receive before common stockholders?


A) Selling rights
B) Dividend rights
C) Voting rights
D) Preemptive rights

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Elite Electrical has 360,000 shares of $3-par common stock outstanding. They have declared a 6% stock dividend. The current market price of the common stock is $8.50/share. The amount that will be debited to Retained Earnings on the date of declaration is:


A) $64,800.
B) $183,600.
C) $21,600.
D) $248,400.

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A company may purchase treasury stock if they are trying to avoid a takeover.

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When treasury stock is sold at or below cost, the Paid-in-Capital - Common Stock account will be debited or credited for the difference.

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If a stock has a stated value of $1, this means that the stock sells for $1 per share.

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If a company has 33,000 shares outstanding before a 5-for-3 stock split, then after the split they will have 55,000 shares outstanding.

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