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A company paid a cash dividend of $0.88 per share during the current year,and reported 18,000 shares of common stock issued,and 2,000 common shares in treasury stock during the current year.The year-end market price per share was $27.50.Calculate the following: (1)total amount of cash dividends paid to common shareholders,and (2)dividend yield.

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(1)$0.88 * (18,000 shares - 2,...

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A company has net income of $90,000; its weighted-average common shares outstanding are 18,000.Its dividend per share is $0.45,its market price per share is $88,and its book value per share is $76.Its price-earnings ratio equals:


A) 9.0.
B) 17.6.
C) 12.5.
D) 15.2.
E) 16.9.

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

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The following data were reported by a corporation:  Authorized shares 20,000 Issued shares 15,000 Treasury shares 3,000\begin{array} { l c } \text { Authorized shares } & 20,000 \\\text { Issued shares } & 15,000 \\\text { Treasury shares } & 3,000\end{array} The number of outstanding shares is:


A) 12,000.
B) 15,000.
C) 17,000.
D) 20,000.
E) 23,000.

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

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Stated value stock is no-par stock that is assigned a "stated" value per share by the corporation's board of directors.

A) True
B) False

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Alto Company issued 7% preferred stock with a $100 par value.This means that:


A) Preferred shareholders have a guaranteed dividend.
B) The amount of the potential dividend is $7 per year per preferred share.
C) Preferred shareholders are entitled to 7% of the annual income.
D) The market price per share will approximate $100 per share.
E) Only 7% of the total paid-in capital can be preferred stock.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The amount of income earned per share of a company's outstanding common stock is known as:


A) Restricted retained earnings per share.
B) Earnings per share.
C) Continuing operations per share.
D) Dividends per share.
E) Book value per share.

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

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The amount of annual cash dividends distributed to common shareholders relative to the common stock's market value is the:


A) Dividend payout ratio.
B) Dividend yield.
C) Price-earnings ratio.
D) Current yield.
E) Earnings per share.

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

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A company has $2,400,000 in stockholders' equity that includes 500 shares of $50 par value noncallable preferred stock outstanding and 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding.Calculate the book value per (1)preferred share,and (2)common share.

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(1)Book value/preferred share:...

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The price-earnings ratio is computed by dividing earnings per share by the market price per share.

A) True
B) False

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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) C) and D)

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

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Common shareholders always share equally with all other shareholders in dividends.

A) True
B) False

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If the dividends account is not recorded as a reduction to Retained Earnings on the date of declaration,the dividends account is closed to Retained Earnings at the end of the accounting period.

A) True
B) False

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Stock is attractive to investors because stockholders are not liable for the corporation's actions and debts and because stock is easily transferred.

A) True
B) False

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Book value per share reflects the value per share if a company is liquidated at balance sheet amounts.

A) True
B) False

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Fetzer Company declared a $0.55 per share cash dividend.The company has 200,000 shares authorized,190,000 shares issued,and 8,000 shares in treasury stock.The journal entry to record the dividend declaration is:


A) Debit Retained Earnings $104,500; credit Common Dividends Payable $104,500.
B) Debit Common Dividends Payable $104,500; credit Cash $104,500.
C) Debit Retained Earnings $100,100; credit Common Dividends Payable $100,100.
D) Debit Common Dividends Payable $100,100; credit Cash $100,100.
E) Debit Retained Earnings $110,000; credit Common Dividends Payable $110,000.

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

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Stocks with a price-earnings ratio less than 20 to 25 are likely to be overpriced.

A) True
B) False

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________ is the stockholders' equity applicable to common shares divided by the number of common shares outstanding.

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Book value...

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A preemptive right means shareholders can purchase their proportional share of common stock issued later by the corporation.

A) True
B) False

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Par value of a stock refers to the:


A) Issue price of the stock.
B) Value assigned per share 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) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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