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Beagle Company earned $90,000 in income and paid cash dividends of $7,000 to preferred shareholders during the current year. Beagle had 15,500 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the year. Calculate the company's earnings per share.

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A premium on common stock:


A) Occurs when a corporation sells its stock for more than par or stated value.
B) Is the difference between par value and issue price when the amount paid is below par.
C) Represents profit from issuing stock.
D) Represents capital gain on sale of stock.
E) Is prohibited in most states.

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

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Boron 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: Boron 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:

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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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All of the following regarding accounting for Treasury Stock under U.S. GAAP and IRFS is true except:


A) U.S.GAAP applies the principle that companies do not record gains or losses on transactions involving their own stock.
B) Only gains are recognized on retirements of treasury stock under IFRS.
C) IFRS applies the principle that companies do not record gains or losses on transactions involving their own stock.
D) Gains are not recognized on retirements of treasury stock under U.S.GAAP.
E) A company's assets and equity are always reduced by the amount paid for the retiring stock.

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

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A reverse stock split increases the market value per share and the par value per share of stock.

A) True
B) False

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A company's board of directors votes to declare a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its 12,000 common shares outstanding. The journal entry to record the declaration of the cash dividend is:


A) Debit Dividend Expense $12,000; credit Cash $12,000.
B) Debit Dividend Expense $12,000; credit Common Dividend Payable $12,000.
C) Debit Common Dividend Payable $12,000; credit Cash $12,000.
D) Debit Retained Earnings $12,000; credit Common Dividend Payable $12,000.
E) Debit Common Dividend Payable $12,000; credit Retained Earnings $12,000.

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

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In many states, the minimum amount that stockholders must contribute to the corporation, and which is intended to protect the creditors of the 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) C) and D)

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Prior period adjustments are reported in the:


A) Multiple-step income statement.
B) Balance sheet.
C) Statement of retained earnings.
D) Statement of cash flows.
E) Single-step income statement.

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

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A stock dividend decreases the market price of the company's stock.

A) True
B) False

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Treasury stock is classified as:


A) An asset account.
B) A contra asset account.
C) A revenue account.
D) A contra equity account.
E) A liability account.

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

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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 August 1 using the cost method?


A) Debit Common Stock $760; credit Cash $760.
B) Debit Cash $760; debit Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock $40; credit Treasury Stock $800.
C) Debit Common Stock $800; credit Treasury Stock $760; credit Paid-In Capital, Treasury Stock $40.
D) Debit Cash $760; debit Common Stock $40; credit Treasury Stock $800.
E) Debit Cash $760; credit Treasury Stock $760.

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

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A company's board of directors votes to declare a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its 12,000 common shares outstanding. The journal entry to record the payment of the cash dividend is:


A) Debit Dividend Expense $12,000; credit Cash $12,000.
B) Debit Dividend Expense $12,000; credit Common Dividend Payable $12,000.
C) Debit Common Dividend Payable $12,000; credit Cash $12,000.
D) Debit Retained Earnings $12,000; credit Common Dividend Payable $12,000.
E) Debit Common Dividend Payable $12,000; credit Retained Earnings $12,000.

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

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A company had the following stockholders' equity on January 1: A company had the following stockholders' equity on January 1: On January 10, the company declared a 40% stock dividend to stockholders 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? On January 10, the company declared a 40% stock dividend to stockholders 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 change; however, the number of shares outstanding is now 350,000 shares + (350,000 shares * .40) = 490,000 shares. Book value per share = $1,414,000/490,000 shares = $2.89/common share

A corporation issued 5,000 shares of $10 par value common stock in exchange for some land with a market value of $70,000. The entry to record this exchange is:


A) Debit Land $70,000; credit Common Stock $50,000; credit Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock $20,000.
B) Debit Land $70,000; credit Common Stock $70,000.
C) Debit Land $50,000; credit Common Stock $50,000.
D) Debit Common Stock $50,000; debit Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock $20,000; credit Land $70,000.
E) Debit Common Stock $70,000; credit Land $70,000.

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

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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 E)
G) A) and E)

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Wiggins Company has 1,000 shares of $10 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) $16.00.
B) $19.60.
C) $19.96.
D) $20.00.
E) $10.00.

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

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Changes in accounting estimates are accounted for in current and future periods.

A) True
B) False

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The date of record is the date that directors vote to pay a cash dividend to shareholders.

A) True
B) False

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A corporation reports the following year-end stockholders' equity: A corporation reports the following year-end stockholders' equity: Determine the following: (1) Par value for the preferred stock. (2) Book value per share for both preferred stock and common stock assuming a call price per share of $52 for preferred and no dividends in arrears. Determine the following: (1) Par value for the preferred stock. (2) Book value per share for both preferred stock and common stock assuming a call price per share of $52 for preferred and no dividends in arrears.

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(1) Preferred stock ...

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