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Corporations are formed in accordance with:


A) The Model Business Corporation Act.
B) Federal statutes.
C) The laws of individual states.
D) Federal trade commission regulations.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following transactions decreases retained earnings?


A) A property dividend
B) A stock dividend
C) A cash dividend
D) All of these are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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When preferred stock carries a redemption privilege, the shareholders may:


A) Purchase new shares as they become available.
B) Exchange their preferred shares for common shares.
C) Surrender the preferred shares for a specified amount of cash.
D) Purchase treasury shares ahead of common shareholders.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A statement of comprehensive income does not include:


A) Net income.
B) Losses resulting from the return on assets exceeding expectations.
C) Losses from changes in estimates regarding the PBO.
D) Prior service cost.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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During its first year of operations, Cole's Electronics Inc. completed the following transactions relating to shareholders' equity. Jan. 5: Issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock for $25 per share. Feb. 12: Issued 20,000 shares of common stock to accountants for professional services. The articles of incorporation authorize 5,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1 per share and 1,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $100 per share. Required: Record the above transactions in general journal form.

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The par value of common stock represents:


A) The arbitrary dollar amount assigned to a share of stock.
B) The liquidation value of a share.
C) The book value of a share of stock.
D) The amount received when the stock was issued.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The corporate charter sometimes is known as (a) :


A) Articles of incorporation.
B) Statement of organization.
C) By-laws.
D) Registration statement.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Cal Cookie Company (CCC) has 100 million shares of $1 par common stock authorized. The transactions below caused changes in CCC's outstanding shares. January 4, 2009: Repurchased and retired 1 million shares at $8 per share. June 25, 2009: Repurchased and retired 2 million shares at $2 per share. Prior to the transactions, CCC's shareholders' equity included the following: Required: Record entries for the above transactions. Ā CommonĀ stock,Ā 80Ā millionĀ sharesĀ atĀ $1Ā parĀ $80,000,000Ā Paid-inĀ capitalĀ excessĀ ofĀ parĀ 160,000,000Ā RetainedĀ earningsĀ 120,000,000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Common stock, } 80 \text { million shares at } \$ 1 \text { par } & \$ 80,000,000 \\\text { Paid-in capital excess of par } & 160,000,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 120,000,000\end{array}

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Stock designated as preferred usually has preferential rights over other classes of stock relative to dividends and liquidating distributions.

A) True
B) False

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When stock traded on an active exchange is issued for a machine:


A) No entry is recorded until restrictions are lifted.
B) An asset is recorded for the fair value of the stock.
C) An asset is recorded for the appraised value of the machine.
D) Paid-in capital is increased by the appraised value of the machine.

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

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What was the fair value of the treasury stock exchanged for asset acquisitions for 2006?

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The total is $457,502 thousand...

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The par value of shares issued is normally recorded in the:


A) Paid-in capital in excess of par account.
B) Common stock account.
C) Retained earnings account.
D) Appropriated retained earnings account.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Coy, Inc. initially issued 200,000 shares of $1 par value stock for $1,000,000 in 2007. In 2008, the company repurchased 20,000 shares for $200,000. In 2009, 10,000 of the repurchased shares were resold for $160,000. In its balance sheet dated December 31, 2009, Coy, Inc.'s treasury stock account shows a balance of:


A) $ 0.
B) $ 40,000.
C) $100,000.
D) $200,000.A treasury stock account is created when a company reacquires its own stock as treasury stock.The full purchase price (cost) is debited to Treasury Stock.When treasury stock is sold, the Treasury Stock account is credited for the cost per share, with an additional credit to Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock (or Paid-in Capital Repurchased Shares) , if the sale price exceeds the reacquisition price.The 2008 repurchase is accounted for with a debit to Treasury Stock for $200,000.When half of the treasury stock is resold, $100,000 is credited to Treasury Stock and $60,000 is credited to Paid-In Capital, Treasury Stock.The balance in the Treasury Stock account is ($200,000 $100,000 =) $100,000.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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