ACC 206 Week 11 Final Exam – Strayer
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Chapter14 Through 19
CORPORATIONS:DIVIDENDS,RETAINEDEARNINGS,ANDINCOMEREPORTING
CHAPTERSTUDYOBJECTIVES
1.Preparetheentriesforcashdividendsandstockdividends.
2.Identifytheitemsreportedinaretainedearningsstatement.
3.Prepareandanalyzeacomprehensivestockholders'equitysection.
4.Describetheformandcontentofcorporationincomestatements.
5.Computeearningspershare.
TRUE-FALSESTATEMENTS
1. Dividendsmaybedeclaredandpaidincashor stock.
2. Cashdividends arenotaliability
ofthecorporationuntiltheyaredeclaredbytheboardof directors.
3. Theamountofacashdividendliabilityisrecordedonthedateofrecordbecauseitison
that datethatthepersonsor entitieswhowillreceivethedividendare identified.
4. A10%stockdividendwillincreasethenumberofsharesoutstandingbutthebookvalue pershare
willdecrease.
5. A3for1commonstocksplitwillincreasetotalstockholders'equitybutreducetheparor
stated valuepershareofcommonstock.
6. Retainedearningsrepresentstheamount of
cashavailablefordividends.
7. Netincomeofacorporationshouldbeclosedtoretainedearningsandnetlossesshould be closed to
paid-incapitalaccounts.
8. A debitbalanceintheRetained Earningsaccountis identifiedasadeficit.
9. AcorrectioninincomeofapriorperiodinvolveseitheradebitorcredittotheRetained Earningsaccount.
10. Priorperiodadjustmentsto incomearereportedinthecurrentyear'sincomestatement.
11. Retainedearningsthat are restrictedareunavailablefordividends.
12. Restrictedretainedearnings
areavailableforpreferredstockdividendsbutunavailablefor commonstockdividends.
13. Aretainedearningsstatementshowsthesameinformationasacorporationincome statement.
14. Adetailedstockholders'equitysectioninthebalancesheetwilllistthenamesof individualswhoare
eligibletoreceivedividendsonthedateofrecord.
15. CommonStockDividendsDistributableisshownwithinthePaid-inCapitalsubdivisionof thestockholders'equitysectionof
thebalancesheet.
16. Returnoncommonstockholders’equityiscomputedbydividingnetincomebyending
stockholders’ equity.
17. Manycompaniesprepareastockholders’equitystatementinsteadofpresentinga
detailed stockholders’ equity
sectioninthebalancesheet.
18. Amajordifferenceamongcorporations,proprietorships,andpartnershipsisthata corporation's incomestatementreportsincometaxexpense.
19. A corporationincursincometaxexpense
onlyifitpaysdividendsto
stockholders.
Corporations:Dividends,RetainedEarnings,andIncomeReporting 14-5
20. Incometaxexpenseusuallyappearsasaseparatesectiononacorporationincome statement.
21. Earningspershareiscalculatedbydividingnetincomebytheweightedaveragenumber
ofshares
ofpreferredstock and
commonstockoutstanding.
22. Preferreddividendspaidareaddedbacktonetincomeincalculatingearningspershare for
commonstockholders.
23. Earningspershareindicatesthenetincomeearnedbyeachshareofoutstanding commonstock.
24. Earningsper
shareis reportedfor
both preferredandcommonstock.
25. Mostcompaniesarerequiredtoreportearningspershareonthefaceoftheincome
statement.
Additional
True-FalseQuestions
26. A dividendbasedonpaid-incapitalis termeda
liquidatingdividend.
27. CommonStockDividendsDistributableisreportedasadditionalpaid-incapitalinthe stockholders' equitysection.
28. Apriorperiodadjustmentisreportedasanadjustmentofthebeginningbalanceof RetainedEarnings.
29. Incometaxexpenseandtherelatedliabilityforincometaxespayablearerecordedwhen taxes
are paid.
30. Earningsper
shareis reportedonlyforcommonstock.
MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
31. Eachof
thefollowingdecreasesretainedearningsexcepta
a.cashdividend.
b.liquidatingdividend. c.stockdividend.
d.All of thesedecreaseretainedearnings.
32. Eachof
thefollowingdecreasestotal stockholders'equityexcepta a.cashdividend.
b.liquidatingdividend.
c.stockdividend.
d.Allof thesedecreasetotalstockholders'equity.
33. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotnecessaryinorderforacorporationtopayacash
dividend?
a.Adequatecash
b.Approvalof stockholders
c.Declarationof
dividendsbytheboardof directors d.Retainedearnings
34. Ifa
corporationdeclaresa dividendbasedupon paid-in capital,it
isknownasa a.scrip
dividend.
b.propertydividend. c.paiddividend.
d.liquidatingdividend.
35. Thedateonwhichacashdividendbecomesabindinglegalobligationison the a.declarationdate.
b.date of
record. c.paymentdate.
d.lastdayofthefiscalyear-end.
36. The effectofthedeclarationofacashdividendbytheboardof directorsis
to
Increase
a.Stockholders'equity b. Assets
c. Liabilities d. Liabilities
Decrease
Assets Liabilities
Stockholders'equity
Assets
37. Thecumulativeeffectofthedeclarationandpaymentofacashdividendonacompany's financial
statementsis to
a.decreasetotal liabilitiesandstockholders'equity. b.increasetotalexpensesandtotal liabilities.
c.increasetotal assetsand
stockholders'equity. d.decreasetotalassetsandstockholders'equity.
Corporations:Dividends,RetainedEarnings,andIncomeReporting 14-7
38. CommonStock DividendsDistributableisclassifiedasa(n)
a.assetaccount.
b.stockholders'equityaccount.
c.expenseaccount.
d.liabilityaccount.
39. The effectofastockdividend isto
a.decreasetotalassetsandstockholders'equity.
b.change thecompositionofstockholders'equity.
c.decreasetotal assetsandtotal
liabilities.
d.increasethebook valuepershareofcommonstock.
40. Ifacorporationdeclaresa10%stockdividendonitscommonstock,theaccounttobe debited
onthedateofdeclaration is
a.CommonStock DividendsDistributable. b.CommonStock.
c.Paid-inCapitalinExcessofPar. d.RetainedEarnings.
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