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A corporation issued 6,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock in exchange for land that has a market value of $84,000. The entry to record this transaction would include:


A) A debit to Common Stock for $12,000.
B) A debit to Land for $12,000.
C) A credit to Land for $12,000.
D) A credit to Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock for $72,000.
E) A credit to Common Stock for $84,000.

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Dynasty Corporation had stockholders' equity on January 1 as follows: Common Stock, $5 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000 shares issued; Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock, $800,000; Retained Earnings, $3,600,000. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions: Dynasty Corporation had stockholders' equity on January 1 as follows: Common Stock, $5 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000 shares issued; Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock, $800,000; Retained Earnings, $3,600,000. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions:

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Recording of a stock dividend results in a liability being recorded.

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Gracey's Department Stores has $200,000 of 6% noncumulative, nonparticipating, preferred stock outstanding. Gracey's also has $600,000 of common stock outstanding. During its first year, the company paid cash dividends of $30,000. This dividend should be distributed as follows:


A) $15,000 preferred; $15,000 common.
B) $6,000 preferred; $24,000 common.
C) $30,000 preferred; $0 common.
D) $12,000 preferred; $18,000 common.
E) $0 preferred; $30,000 common.

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The price-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing:


A) Market value per share by earnings per share.
B) Earnings per share by market value per share.
C) Dividends per share by earnings per share.
D) Dividends per share by market value per share.
E) Market value per share by dividends per share.

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A company is authorized to issue 750,000 shares of $2 par value common stock. Prepare journal entries to record the following selected transactions that occurred during the company's first year of operations: A company is authorized to issue 750,000 shares of $2 par value common stock. Prepare journal entries to record the following selected transactions that occurred during the company's first year of operations:

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Shareholders in a corporation have the power to bind the corporation to contracts.

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A company has 500 shares of $50 par value preferred stock outstanding, and the call price of its preferred stock is $60 per share. It also has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and the total value of its stockholders' equity is $680,000. The company's book value per common share equals:


A) $31.71.
B) $32.50.
C) $32.75.
D) $33.17.
E) $60.00.

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A company reported $1,050,000 in net income for the current year. Earnings per common share is $1.75 and the year-end market price of the shares is $31.50. Calculate the company's price earnings ratio.

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Price-Earnings Ratio = Market ...

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Djarleen Company has 10,000 shares of $10 par preferred stock. It also has 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and its total stockholders' equity equals $4,000,000. The book value per common share is:


A) $16.67.
B) $16.00.
C) $40.00.
D) $15.60.
E) $10.00.

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A corporation is a legal entity separate from its owners.

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A company paid $0.48 in cash dividends per share. Its earnings per share is $3.20 and its market price per share is $20.00. Its dividend yield equals:


A) 2.4%.
B) 6.25%.
C) 6.4%.
D) 6.67%.
E) 15.00%.

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Robin Company had net income of $67,000. The company had 9,000 weighted average common shares outstanding. The basic earnings per share equal $7.44 per share.

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If a company resells treasury stock below the acquisition cost, a loss from the sale of treasury stock is recorded.

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On September 20, Fletcher Corporation issued 25,000 shares of no-par common stock for equipment having a market value of $85,000. Prepare the general journal entry to record this transaction.

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A company had a beginning balance in retained earnings of $430,000. It had net income of $60,000 and paid out cash dividends of $56,250 in the current period. The ending balance in retained earnings equals:


A) $546,250.
B) $426,250.
C) $116,250.
D) $433,750.
E) $490,000.

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Callable preferred stock gives a corporation the option of exchanging preferred shares into common shares at a specified rate.

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Torino Company has 10,000 shares of $5 par value, 4% cumulative and nonparticipating preferred stock and 100,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. The company paid total cash dividends of $1,000 in its first year of operation. The cash dividend that must be paid to preferred stockholders in the second year before any dividend is paid to common stockholders is:


A) $1,000.
B) $2,000.
C) $3,000.
D) $4,000.
E) $0.

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A stock dividend is recorded with a transfer from:


A) Contributed capital to retained earnings.
B) Retained earnings to contributed capital.
C) Retained earnings to assets.
D) Contributed capital to assets.
E) Assets to contributed capital.

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Changes in accounting estimates are:


A) Considered accounting errors.
B) Reported as prior period adjustments.
C) Accounted for with a cumulative "catch-up" adjustment.
D) Extraordinary items.
E) Accounted for in current and future periods.

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