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Dividends are paid on all shares issued by the company including treasury stock. Dividends are not paid on treasury shares repurchased by the company.

A) True
B) False

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A company issued 1,000 shares of $1 par value preferred stock for $5 per share. What is true about the journal entry to record the issuance?


A) Debit Preferred Stock $5,000.
B) Credit Cash $5,000.
C) Credit Preferred Stock $5,000.
D) Credit Additional Paid-In Capital $4,000.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding the corporate form of business is correct?


A) The disadvantages are that generating capital is difficult and that owners have limited liability.
B) Disadvantages are that the business is subject to government regulations and double taxation on its income.
C) One disadvantage is that ownership is easy to transfer.
D) All of the other options are correct.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Financial information for Retro Designs includes the following selected data:  Net income (in millions)  $145 Preferred stock dividends (in millions)  $25 Shares outstanding (in millions)  240 Stock price $10.00\begin{array}{lr}\text { Net income (in millions) } & \$ 145 \\\text { Preferred stock dividends (in millions) } & \$ 25 \\\text { Shares outstanding (in millions) } & 240 \\\text { Stock price } & \$ 10.00\end{array} What is the company's price-earnings ratio?


A) 20.0.
B) 15.0.
C) 6.9.
D) 0.05.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Issued stock refers to the number of shares:


A) Outstanding plus treasury shares.
B) Authorized.
C) In the hand of stockholders.
D) That may be issued under state law.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The Surf's Up issues 1,000 shares of 6%, $100 par value preferred stock at the beginning of 2011. All remaining shares are common stock. The company was not able to pay dividends in 2011, but plans to pay dividends of $18,000 in 2012. Assuming the preferred stock is noncumulative, how much of the $18,000 dividend will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders in 2012?


A) $6,000 to preferred stockholders and $12,000 to common stockholders.
B) $18,000 to preferred stockholders and $0 to common stockholders.
C) $12,000 to preferred stockholders and $6,000 to common stockholders.
D) $9,000 to preferred stockholders and $9,000 to common stockholders.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The correct order from the smallest number of shares to the largest number of shares is:


A) Authorized, issued, and outstanding.
B) Outstanding, issued, and authorized.
C) Issued, outstanding, and authorized.
D) Issued, authorized, and outstanding.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Angel investors are investors that focus on companies at or near bankruptcy. Angel investors are wealthy individuals in the business community willing to risk investment funds on a promising business venture.

A) True
B) False

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Explain why preferred stock often is said to have a mixture of attributes somewhere between common stock and bonds.

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Investors in common stock are the owners...

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The statement of stockholders' equity shows


A) Only the ending balance in each stockholders' equity account.
B) How each equity account changed over time.
C) Only the beginning balance in each stockholders' equity account.
D) Less information than the stockholders' equity section in the balance sheet.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Environmental Designs issues 10,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock at $25 per share. (1) Record the issuance of the stock. (2) Record the issuance of the stock assuming it is no-par value stock.

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The declaration and issuance of a stock dividend:


A) Does not change total assets, liabilities, or total stockholders' equity.
B) Decreases total stockholders' equity and increases common stock.
C) Decreases assets and decreases total stockholders' equity.
D) Does not change retained earnings or paid-in capital.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Desert Apparel has 5,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On April 1, the company declares a $2 per share dividend to stockholders of record on April 15. The dividend is paid on April 30. Record all necessary entries on the appropriate dates for cash dividends.

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The stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet shows how each equity account changed during the year. The stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet presents the balance of each equity account at a point in time. The statement of stockholders' equity shows how each account changed during the period.

A) True
B) False

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Return on equity is calculated as:


A) Net income divided by average stockholders' equity.
B) Net income divided by ending stockholders' equity.
C) Net income divided by average market value of equity.
D) Net income divided by ending market value of equity.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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When treasury stock is purchased, what is the effect on assets and stockholders' equity?


A) Assets and stockholders' equity increase.
B) Assets and stockholders' equity decrease.
C) Assets increase and stockholders' equity decrease.
D) Assets decrease and stockholders' equity increase.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Owners in a sole proprietorship or a partnership can be held personally liable for debts the company has incurred, over and beyond the investment they have made.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the following preferred stock features with its description.

Premises
Convertible
Cumulative.
Redeemable.
Responses
Shares can be exchanged for common stock
Shares can be sold at a predetermined price
Shares receive dividend priority, if dividend not paid

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Convertible
Cumulative.
Redeemable.

A stock split has no effect on the total of any account in stockholders' equity.

A) True
B) False

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The number of shares outstanding is equal to the number of shares issued minus the number of shares bought back.

A) True
B) False

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