ACCT 387, 18
a corporation's accumulated, undistributed net income or loss is referred as
retained earnings
when a company repurchases its stock and immediately retire the stock, which of the following occurs?
the equity accounts are reduced for the amount in which the shares were originally sold
A 2-for-1 stock split increases the marketability of the stock because
the market price per share decreases
When a company issues its shares of stock for a noncash asset, who h of the following may provide evidence of fair value of the transaction?
the quoted market price for the shares The amount of cash that would be paid to purchase the asset An independent appraisal of the value of the asset
Which of the following transactions are classified as a stock dividend?
A distribution of additional shares of a corporation's stock to current shareholders of the corporation
A property dividend
A non cash asset Reduces retained earnings
When a company issues different classes of shares it must
Distinguish the rights for each class of stock
Preferred stockholders usually have preference over common stockholders with respect to these items
Distribution of assets in liquidation Dividends
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock is reported as
Liability on the balance sheet
Which type of stock usually has a high par value and a percentage of par value dividend rate
Preferred stock
The costs for legal, promotional, and accounting services to issue stock should be
Subtracted from the proceeds of issuing stock
When a company repurchases its stock and immediately retires the stock, which of the following occurs?
The equity accounts are reduced for the amount in which the shares were originally sold
net assets is
assets less liabilities
When a corporation issues shares of common stock for am amount above par, which of the following entries occur?
credit to additional paid-in capital credit to common stock
when common stock has a designated par value, and common stock is issued at an amount above par, which entry is recorded?
credit to common stock for the par amount
when a corporation repurchases its stock as treasury stock, the number of shares authorized
does not change
characteristics of treasury stock
it has no voting rights It is stock that is repurchased by the company It does not receive a dividend
When the dividend exceeds the balance in retained earnings, the excess is referred to as a
liquidating dividend
a reverse stock split requires
no journal entry
which of the following accounts would be reduced for the repurchase and the retirement of the shares?
paid-in capital in excess of par common stock retained earnings
Mueller Company issues one share in exchange for two outstanding shares of common shares. Mueller must have had a:
reverse stock split
When a company decreases its outstanding shares of stock by exchanging 1 share of stock for 10 shares, this is referred to as(n)
reverse stock split
Distributions of stock to current shareholders of a corporation are called what type of distribution?
stock dividend
the term treasury stock refers to
stock that is repurchased and not retired
When a corporation issues two securities for a single price and the market value of only one security is known, how is the cash received allocated?
the cash received is allocated first to the security for which the fair value is known, and the remainder is allocated to the other security
If a corporation issues its shares of common stock for a noncash asset, at what amount should the transaction be recorded?
The fair value of the stock
when a company repurchases its own shares of stock, what are the two acceptable accounting choices for the transaction?
The shares can be called treasury shared The shared can be formally retired
When does a dividend become a liability to a corporation?
When it is declared by the board of directions
A restriction of retained earnings signifies that
a portion of retained earnings is not available for dividends
A nonreciprocal transfer to owners is referred to as
property dividend
The effect of share issue cost is to
reduce paid-in capital in excess of par
A frequent reason for a stock split is to
reduce stock price per share