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_________________ is a corporation's own stock that has been reacquired.

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Preferred stock on which the right to receive dividends is forfeited for any year that the dividends are not declared is referred to as:


A) Participating preferred stock
B) Callable preferred stock
C) Cumulative preferred stock
D) Convertible preferred stock
E) Noncumulative preferred stock

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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A company was organized in January 2012 and has 2,000 shares of $100 par value,10%,nonparticipating preferred stock outstanding and 30,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding.It has declared and paid cash dividends each year as shown below.Calculate the total dividends distributed to each class of stockholder under each of the assumptions given. A company was organized in January 2012 and has 2,000 shares of $100 par value,10%,nonparticipating preferred stock outstanding and 30,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding.It has declared and paid cash dividends each year as shown below.Calculate the total dividends distributed to each class of stockholder under each of the assumptions given.

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Preferred dividend: 2,000 shares x $100 ...

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Holders of ______________________________ have a right to be paid both current and all prior periods' unpaid dividends before any dividend is paid to common shareholders.

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cumulative...

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A proxy is:


A) A legal document that gives a designated agent of a stockholder the power to vote the stock.
B) A contractual commitment by an investor to purchase unissued shares of stock.
C) An amount of assets defined by state law that stockholders must invest and leave invested in a corporation.
D) The right of common stockholders to protect their proportionate interests in a corporation by having the first opportunity to purchase additional shares of common stock issued by the corporation.
E) An arbitrary amount assigned to no-par stock by the corporation's board of directors.

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

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A company is authorized to issue 50,000 shares of $50 par value,8%,cumulative,fully participating preferred stock and 750,000 shares of $5 par value common stock.Prepare journal entries to record the following selected transactions that occurred during the company's first year of operations: May 5 Exchanged 2,000 shares of preferred stock for a building with a market value of $135,000. July 20 Sold 1,550 shares of preferred stock for $50 cash per share. Dec.20 Sold 1,000 shares of preferred stock at $55 cash per share.

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A company issued 60 shares of $100 par value stock for $7,000 cash.The total amount of contributed capital is:


A) $100
B) $600
C) $1,000
D) $6,000
E) $7,000

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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No-par stock to which the directors assign a value per share is called _______________________.

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A company's outstanding stock consists of (a)67,000 shares of cumulative 5% preferred stock with a $20 par value and (b)95,000 shares of common stock with a $1 par value.During its first four years of operation,the corporation declared and paid the following total cash dividends: 2013$0201450,0002015180,0002016205,000\begin{array} { c c } 2013 & \$ 0 \\2014 & 50,000 \\2015 & 180,000 \\2016 & 205,000\end{array} What is the amount of dividends that the common stockholders receive for all years presented?

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When all of the authorized shares have the same rights and characteristics,the stock is called:


A) Preferred stock
B) Common stock
C) Par value stock
D) Stated value stock
E) No-par value stock

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the total number of common shares outstanding by net income.

A) True
B) False

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Prior period adjustments are reported in the:


A) Income statement.
B) Balance sheet.
C) Statement of retained earnings.
D) Statement of cash flows.
E) Notes to the financial statements.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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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.The company declared a $2,700 dividend on its noncumulative,nonparticipating preferred stock.There were no other stock transactions.The company has an earnings per share of:


A) $2.87
B) $2.73
C) $3.41
D) $3.16
E) $3.75

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

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Stocks that pay relatively large cash dividends on a regular basis are referred to as:


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

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

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Stock that is not assigned a value per share by the corporate charter is called __________________.

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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.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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A company has 2,000 shares of $1 par value common stock and 200 shares of 5%,$110 par,noncumulative preferred stock outstanding.The balance in Retained Earnings at the beginning of the year was $500,000.Net income for the current year was $300,000.If the company paid a dividend of $2 per share on its common stock,what is the balance in Retained Earnings at the end of the year?


A) $800,000
B) $805,100
C) $794,900
D) $494,900
E) $194,900

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Common stock always carries a preference for receiving dividends over preferred stock.

A) True
B) False

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An amount of assets defined by state law that stockholders must invest and leave invested in a corporation is called the:


A) Par value of preferred.
B) Minimum legal capital.
C) Premium capital.
D) Stated value.
E) Working capital.

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

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The Discount on Common Stock account reflects:


A) The difference between the par value of stock and its issue price when the issue price is below par value.
B) One share's portion of the issued corporation's net assets recorded in its accounts.
C) The difference between the par value of the stock and the amount contributed by stockholders when the amount contributed is more than par value.
D) An amount of assets defined by state law that stockholders must invest and leave invested in a corporation.
E) The amount a corporation must pay in addition to dividends in arrears if and when it exercises its right to retire a share of callable preferred stock.

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

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