Chapter 11 Flashcards
The amount received for the issuance of stock in excess of the par value of the stock.
Additional paid-in capital
The maximum number of shares a corporation may issue as indicated in the corporate charter.
Authorized shares
Total stockholders’ equity divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding.
Book value per share
Allows the firm to eliminate a class of stock by paying the stockholders a specified amount.
Callable feature
The total change in net assets from all sources except investments by or distributions to the owners.
Comprehensive income
Allows preferred stock to be exchanged for common stock.
Convertible feature
The right to dividends in arrears before the current-year dividend is distributed.
Cumulative feature
The annual dividend amount divided by the annual net income.
Dividend payout ratio
The number of shares sold or distributed to stockholders.
Issued shares
The selling price of the stock as indicated by the most recent transactions.
Market value per share
The number of shares issued less the number of shares held as treasury stock.
Outstanding shares
An arbitrary amount that represents the legal capital of the firm.
Par value
Allows preferred stockholders to share on a percentage basis in the distribution of an abnormally large dividend.
Participating feature
Allows stockholders to sell stock back to the company.
Redeemable feature
Net income that has been made by the corporation but not paid out as dividends.
Retained earnings
When the stock is repurchased with no intention of reissuing at a later date.
Retirement of stock
Reflects the differences between beginning and ending balances for all accounts in the Stockholders’ Equity category of the balance sheet.
Statement of stockholders’ equity
The issuance of additional shares of stock to existing stockholders.
Stock dividend
The creation of additional shares of stock with a reduction of the par value of the stock.
Stock split
Stock issued by the firm and then repurchased but not retired.
Treasury stock
When are cash dividends considered a reduction from the Retained Earnings account?a. only if they are dividends on common stock. b. only if they are dividends on preferred stock. c. at the time the dividend is declared. d. at the time the dividend is paid.
at the time the dividend is declared.
The Treasury Stock account should be considereda. a liability account. b. a credit balance account in the Stockholders’ Equity portion of the balance sheet. c. a debit balance account in the Stockholders’ Equity portion of the balance sheet. d. an asset account.
a debit balance account in the Stockholders’ Equity portion of the balance sheet.