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A corporation issued 5,000 shares of its no par common stock that was assigned a $1 stated value per share. The issue price was $10 per share. The entry to record this transaction would be:


A) Debit Cash $50,000; credit Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock $45,000; credit Common Stock $5,000.
B) Debit Cash $50,000; credit Common Stock $50,000.
C) Debit Common Stock $50,000; credit Cash $50,000.
D) Debit Treasury Stock $50,000; credit Cash $50,000.
E) Debit Common Stock $25,000; debit Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock $5,000; credit Common Stock $45,000.

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

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The number of shares that a corporation's charter allows it to sell is referred to as:


A) Issued stock.
B) Outstanding stock.
C) Common stock.
D) Preferred stock.
E) Authorized stock.

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

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The number of shares that a corporation's charter allows it to sell is the ____________________ stock.

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Stated value stock is no-par stock that is assigned a value per share by the corporation's board of directors.

A) True
B) False

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A reverse stock split increases the market value per share and the par value per share of stock.

A) True
B) False

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Changes in retained earnings are commonly reported in the:


A) Statement of cash flows.
B) Balance sheet.
C) Statement of stockholders' equity.
D) Multiple-step income statement.
E) Single-step income statement.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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_______________________ is the stockholders' equity applicable to common shares divided by the number of common shares outstanding.

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When preferred stock is cumulative and the directors either do not declare a dividend to preferred stockholders or declare one that does not cover the total amount of cumulative dividends, the unpaid amount is called ____________________________.

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Minimum legal capital requirements are intended to protect creditors.

A) True
B) False

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The _______________________ protects stockholders' proportional interest in a corporation by allowing them to purchase their proportional share of any common stock later issued by the corporation.

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Stocks that pay relatively large cash dividends on a regular basis are called:


A) Small capital stocks.
B) Mid capital stocks.
C) Growth stocks.
D) Large capital stocks.
E) Income stocks.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The following data has been collected about Keller Company's stockholders' equity accounts:  Common stock $10 par value 20,000 shares authorized and 10,000 shares issued, 9,000 shares outstanding $100,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock 50,000 Retained earnings 25,000 Treasury stock 11,500\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Common stock } \$ 10 \text { par value } 20,000 \text { shares authorized and } 10,000\\\text { shares issued, } 9,000 \text { shares outstanding }&\$100,000\\\hline \text { Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock } & 50,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 25,000 \\\hline \text { Treasury stock } & 11,500 \\\hline\end{array} Assuming the treasury shares were all purchased at the same price, the number of shares of treasury stock is:


A) 1,150.
B) 1,000.
C) 575.
D) 11,000.
E) 21,000.

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

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___________________________ are corrections of material errors in prior period financial statements.

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Prior peri...

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A large stock dividend only occurs when a distribution of more than 50% of previously outstanding shares is issued.

A) True
B) False

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Dividend yield is computed by dividing earnings per share by the market value per share.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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What is treasury stock? What reasons might a company hold treasury stock?

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Treasury stock is the company's own issu...

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If the purchase price of retired stock exceeds the net amount removed from paid-in capital, the excess is debited to Retained Earnings.

A) True
B) False

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On July 1, a corporation issued 15,000 shares of no-par common stock with a stated value of $3 per share in exchange for a tract of land having a market value of $215,000. Prepare the general journal entry to record this transaction.

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A corporation declared and issued a 15% stock dividend on October 1. The following information was available immediately prior to the dividend:  Retained earnings $750,000 Shares issued and outstanding 60,000 Market value per share $15 Par value per share $5\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Retained earnings } & \$ 750,000 \\\hline \text { Shares issued and outstanding } & 60,000 \\\hline \text { Market value per share } & \$ 15 \\\hline \text { Par value per share } & \$ 5 \\\hline\end{array} The amount that contributed capital will increase (decrease) as a result of recording this stock dividend is:


A) $45,000.
B) $135,000.
C) ($45,000) .
D) ($135,000) .
E) $0.

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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