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A stock _________________ keeps stockholder records and prepares official lists of stockholders for stockholder meetings and dividend payments.

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A stock ____________________ assists with purchases and sales of shares of stock by receiving and issuing certificates as necessary.

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A company has net income of $3,000,000.It has 600,000 weighted-average common shares outstanding and a price-earnings ratio of 17.What is the market value per share of this company's stock?


A) $5
B) $85
C) $176,470.58
D) $84.90
E) $17

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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

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_______________________________ is the total amount of cash and other assets received by the corporation from its stockholders in exchange for common stock.

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Identify and discuss the key differences between common and preferred stock.

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Both common and preferred stock can repr...

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A corporation reported net income of $3,730,000 and paid preferred cash dividends of $100,000 during the current year.There were 600,000 shares of common stock outstanding and the market price per common share was $88.33 at year-end.Calculate the company's price-earnings ratio.

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$88.33/[($3,730,000 ...

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Match each definition with its term

Premises
The least amount that buyers of stock must contribute to the corporation or be subject to paying at a future date
A corporation's distribution of its own stock to its stockholders without the receipt of any payment
The number of shares of stock that a corporation's charter allows it to sell
Preferred stock that gives the issuing corporation the right to purchase or retire it at specified future prices and dates
The costs of bringing a corporation into existence that include legal fees, promoters' fees and amounts paid to obtain a charter
The distribution of additional shares of stock to stockholders according to their present ownership
The right of common stockholders to maintain their proportionate interest in a corporation by having the first opportunity to buy additional proportionate shares of stock issued
A class of stock that has not been assigned a par value by the corporate charter
Preferred stock giving the holder the option of exchanging it for common stock at a specified rate
The basic stock of a corporation that usually carries voting rights for controlling the corporation
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Stock split
No-par value stock
Stock dividend
Authorized stock
Common stock
Preemptive right
Minimum legal capital
Callable preferred stock
Convertible preferred stock
Organization expenses

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The least amount that buyers of stock must contribute to the corporation or be subject to paying at a future date
A corporation's distribution of its own stock to its stockholders without the receipt of any payment
The number of shares of stock that a corporation's charter allows it to sell
Preferred stock that gives the issuing corporation the right to purchase or retire it at specified future prices and dates
The costs of bringing a corporation into existence that include legal fees, promoters' fees and amounts paid to obtain a charter
The distribution of additional shares of stock to stockholders according to their present ownership
The right of common stockholders to maintain their proportionate interest in a corporation by having the first opportunity to buy additional proportionate shares of stock issued
A class of stock that has not been assigned a par value by the corporate charter
Preferred stock giving the holder the option of exchanging it for common stock at a specified rate
The basic stock of a corporation that usually carries voting rights for controlling the corporation

_____________ is the amount of income earned per share of a company's outstanding common stock.

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A company had net income of $250,000.On January 1,there were 12,000 shares of common stock outstanding.On May 1,the company issued an additional 9,000 shares of common stock.The company declared a $7,900 dividend on its noncumulative,nonparticipating preferred stock.There were no other stock transactions.The company had an earnings per share of:


A) $13.45
B) $13.89
C) $11.53
D) $26.90
E) Amount cannot be determined as problem does not state if there are any dividends in arrears

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A dividend preference for preferred stock means that:


A) Preferred stockholders receive their dividends before common shareholders
B) Preferred shareholders are guaranteed dividends
C) Dividends are paid quarterly
D) Preferred stockholders prefer dividends more than common stockholders
E) Dividends must be declared on preferred stock

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions.

Premises
Stated value stock
Book value per common share
Preferred stock
Premium on stock
Market value per share
Stockholders' equity
Par value
Cumulative preferred stock
Call price
Financial leverage
Responses
The earning of a higher return on common stock by paying dividends on preferred stock or interest on debt at a rate that is less than the rate of return earned with the assets from issuing preferred stock or debt
No-par stock to which the directors assign a stated value per share; this amount becomes the minimum legal capital
The equity of a corporation
The value assigned to a share of stock by the corporate charter when the stock is authorized
Stockholders equity applicable to common shares divided by the number of common shares outstanding
Stock that gives its owners a priority status over common stockholders in one or more ways, such as the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets
The difference between the par value of stock and its issue price when it is issued at a price above par value
A preferred stock that has the right to be paid both the current and all prior periods' unpaid dividend before any dividend is paid to common stockholders
The amount that must be paid to call and retire a preferred share
The price at which stock is bought or sold in the market

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Stated value stock
Book value per common share
Preferred stock
Premium on stock
Market value per share
Stockholders' equity
Par value
Cumulative preferred stock
Call price
Financial leverage

A company had the following stockholders' equity on January 1:  Common stock $1 par value; 1,200,000 shares authorized, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding $400,000 Contributed capital in excess of par value, common stock 300,000 Retained earnings $1,064,000 Total stockholders’ equity $364,000\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Common stock }-\$ 1 \text { par value; } 1,200,000 \text { shares authorized, } 400,000 \\\text { shares issued and outstanding }\end{array} & \$ 400,000 \\\hline \text { Contributed capital in excess of par value, common stock } & 300,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \$ 1,064,000 \\\hline \text { Total stockholders' equity } & \$ 364,000 \\\hline\end{array} On January 10,the company declared a 40% stock dividend to holders of record on January 25,to be distributed January 31.The market value of the stock on January 10 prior to the dividend was $20 per share.What is the book value per common share on February 1?

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Total stockholders' equity does not chan...

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A company has 1,000 shares of $100 par preferred stock.It also has 25,000 shares of common stock outstanding and its total stockholders' equity equals $500,000.The book value per common share is:


A) $15.38
B) $16.00
C) $19.23
D) $20.00
E) $100.00

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

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Explain how to compute dividend yield and discuss how it is used in analysis of a company's financial condition.

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Dividend yield is the ratio of annual ca...

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The board of directors of a corporation:


A) Are elected by the corporate registrar
B) Are responsible for day-to-day operations of the business
C) Do not have the power to bind the corporation to contracts,due to lack of mutual agency
D) May not also be executive officers of the corporation,due to the separate entity principle
E) Are responsible for and have final authority for managing corporate activities

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Preferred stock that the issuing corporation at its option may retire by paying a specified amount to the preferred stockholders plus any dividends in arrears is called:


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

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Prior to June 1,a company has never had any treasury stock transactions.The company repurchased 100 shares of its common stock on June 1 for $5,000.On July 1,it reissued 50 of these shares at $52 per share.On August 1,it reissued the remaining treasury shares at $49 per share.What is the balance in the Contributed Capital,Treasury Stock account on August 2?


A) $5,050
B) $2,600
C) $100
D) $50
E) $0

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A corporation received its charter and began business this year.The company is authorized to issue 50,000 shares of $100 par,10%,noncumulative,nonparticipating preferred stock and 500,000 shares of no-par common stock.The following selected transactions occurred during this year:  Apr. 5 Issued 250 shares of preferred stock for $104 cash per share  June 15 Exchanged 750 shares of common stock for $15,000 in legal Services incurred in  the orgarization of the company. \begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Apr. } 5 & \text { Issued 250 shares of preferred stock for } \$ 104 \text { cash per share } \\\hline \text { June } 15 & \begin{array} { l } \text { Exchanged } 750 \text { shares of common stock for } \$ 15,000 \text { in legal Services incurred in } \\\text { the orgarization of the company. }\end{array} \\\hline\end{array} Prepare journal entries to record these transactions.

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