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A company had stockholders' equity on January 1 as follows: Common Stock, $10 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 250,000 shares issued; Contributed Capital in excess of Par Value, Common Stock, $750,000 and Retained Earnings of $2,700,000. On May 20, $1,500,000 worth of retained earnings was appropriated for a plant expansion to be constructed next year. Prepare the journal entry to record the appropriation.

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During the current year, Quark Company earned $90,000 in income and paid cash dividends of $10,000 to preferred shareholders. Quark had 12,500 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the year. Calculate the company's earnings per share.

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($90,000 -...

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Explain how to calculate the price-earnings ratio and describe how it is used in analysis of a company's financial condition and performance.

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The price-earnings ratio of a common sto...

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Par value of a stock refers to the:


A) Issue price of the stock
B) Value assigned to a share of stock by the corporate charter
C) Market value of the stock on the date of the financial statements
D) Maximum selling price of the stock
E) Dividend value of the stock

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

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A company has 500,000 common shares authorized, 400,000 common shares issued and 15,000 common shares in treasury stock at the current year-end. It paid $0.24 per share in 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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(1) $0.24 x (400,000...

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Stocks that pay relatively large cash dividends on a regular basis are referred to as:


A) Small capital stocks
B) Mid capital stocks
C) Growth stocks
D) Large capital stocks
E) Income stocks

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Duke Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2010. Duke Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2010.      What is the amount in the Retained Earnings account immediately after the dividend on July 15? A)  $264,750 B)  $392,500 C)  $460,000 D)  $338,500 E)  $470,000 Duke Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2010.      What is the amount in the Retained Earnings account immediately after the dividend on July 15? A)  $264,750 B)  $392,500 C)  $460,000 D)  $338,500 E)  $470,000 What is the amount in the Retained Earnings account immediately after the dividend on July 15?


A) $264,750
B) $392,500
C) $460,000
D) $338,500
E) $470,000

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

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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 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? 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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On January 10, a corporation purchased 5,000 shares of its own common stock at $17.50 per share. On August 4, a total of 1,000 treasury shares were sold at $19.00 per share. These are the only treasury stock transactions ever made by the corporation. Prepare the journal entries required on January 10 and August 4.

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