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Prior to June 30, a company has never had any treasury stock transactions. A company repurchased 100 shares of its common stock on June 30 for $40 per share. On July 20, it reissued 50 of these shares at $46 per share. On August 1, it reissued 20 of the shares at $38 per share. What is the balance in the Treasury Stock account on August 2?


A) $5,050.
B) $2,600.
C) $100.
D) $1,200.
E) $0.

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

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A company reported net income of $836,000 for the current year. The year-end market price per common share was $12 and there were 475,000 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding. Calculate the company's price-earnings ratio.

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Hutter Corporation declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend on its common shares. The company has 20,000 shares authorized, 9,000 shares issued, and 8,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The journal entry to record the dividend payment is:


A) Debit Retained Earnings $4,000; credit Common Dividends Payable $4,000.
B) Debit Common Dividends Payable $4,000; credit Cash $4,000.
C) Debit Retained Earnings $4,500; credit Common Dividends Payable $4,500.
D) Debit Common Dividends Payable $4,500; credit Cash $4,500.
E) Debit Retained Earnings $10,000; credit Common Dividends Payable $10,000.

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

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A company has $200,000 of 10% noncumulative, nonparticipating, preferred stock outstanding, and $150,000 of common stock outstanding. In the company's first year of operation, no dividends were paid, but during the second year, it paid cash dividends of $25,000. Compute the dividends to be distributed to (1) preferred shares and (2) common shares.

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A company has 2,000,000 common shares authorized, 400,000 common shares issued, and 15,000 common shares in treasury stock at the current year-end. It paid $0.96 per share cash dividends during the year. The year-end market price of the stock is $15. Calculate (1) the total dividends paid and (2) the dividend yield.

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On August 1, a company's board of directors declared a 10% stock dividend to be distributed on September 1 to the stockholders of record on August 20. The company had 1,000,000 shares of $2.50 par value common stock outstanding with a market value of $23 per share. Prepare the journal entries required on August 1, August 20, and September 1.

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A company has $2,400,000 in stockholders' equity that includes 500 shares of $50 par value noncallable preferred stock outstanding and 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Calculate the book value per (1) preferred share, and (2) common share.

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Prior to June 30, a company has never had any treasury stock transactions. A company repurchased 100 shares of its $1 par common stock on June 30 for $40 per share. On July 20, it reissued 50 of these shares at $46 per share. On August 1, it reissued 20 of the shares at $38 per share. What is the journal entry necessary to record the reissuance of treasury stock on July 20?


A) Debit Common Stock $2,300; credit Cash $2,300.
B) Debit Common Stock $20; debit Treasury Stock $2,290; credit Cash $2,300.
C) Debit Common Stock $2,300; credit Treasury Stock $2,000; credit Paid-In Capital, Treasury Stock $300.
D) Debit Cash $2,300; debit Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock $300; credit Treasury Stock $2,000.
E) Debit Cash $2,300; credit Treasury Stock $2,300.

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

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Organization expenses of a corporation often include legal fees and promoter fees.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following statements regarding stock dividends are true except:


A) Directors can use stock dividends to keep the market price of the stock affordable.
B) Stock dividends provide evidence of management's confidence that the company is doing well.
C) Stock dividends do not reduce assets or equity.
D) Stock dividends decrease the number of shares outstanding.
E) Stock dividends transfer a portion of equity from retained earnings to contributed capital.

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

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A company made an error in recording the 2014 purchase of computer equipment as an expense. This was discovered in 2015. The item should be reported as a prior period adjustment on the 2015 income statement.

A) True
B) False

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Special rights often granted to preferred stock include a preference for receiving dividends and additional voting privileges.

A) True
B) False

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Prior period adjustments to financial statements can result from:


A) Changes in accounting estimates.
B) Unacceptable accounting practices.
C) Discontinued operations.
D) Changes in tax law.
E) Extraordinary items.

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

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All stock dividends are recorded at par value so there would never be a credit to the paid-in capital in excess of par value account.

A) True
B) False

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A company paid $0.85 in cash dividends per share. Its earnings per share is $3.50, and its market price per share is $35.50. Its dividend yield equals:


A) 2.0%.
B) 2.4%.
C) 9.9%.
D) 21.4%.
E) 24.2%.

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

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Fetzer Company declared a $0.55 per share cash dividend. The company has 200,000 shares authorized, 190,000 shares issued, and 8,000 shares in treasury stock. The journal entry to record the dividend declaration is:


A) Debit Retained Earnings $104,500; credit Common Dividends Payable $104,500.
B) Debit Common Dividends Payable $104,500; credit Cash $104,500.
C) Debit Retained Earnings $100,100; credit Common Dividends Payable $100,100.
D) Debit Common Dividends Payable $100,100; credit Cash $100,100.
E) Debit Retained Earnings $110,000; credit Common Dividends Payable $110,000.

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

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Book value per common share is computed by:


A) Multiplying the number of common shares outstanding times the market price per common share.
B) Dividing total assets by the number of shares outstanding.
C) Dividing stockholders' equity applicable to common shares by the number of common shares outstanding.
D) Multiplying the number of common shares outstanding by par value per share.
E) Dividing the number of common shares outstanding by stockholders' equity applicable to common shares.

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

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A proxy is a document that gives a designated agent the right to vote a shareholder's stock.

A) True
B) False

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Record the following transactions of Naches Corporation in general journal form: (a) Reacquired 8,000 of its own $3 par value common stock at $20 cash per share. The stock was originally issued at $15 per share. (b) Sold 2,000 shares of the stock reacquired under part (a) at $23 cash per share. (c) Sold 3,000 shares of the stock reacquired under part (a) at $19 cash per share.

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A class of stock that can usually be issued at any price without creating a minimum legal capital deficiency is called:


A) Convertible stock.
B) No-par stock.
C) Callable stock.
D) Noncumulative stock.
E) Discounted stock.

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

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