Consider the following key terms and definitions, and match each key term to the definition: 1. Dividend

Consider the following key terms and definitions, and match each key term to the definition:

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1. Dividend 2. Common stock 3. Corporation 4. Retained earnings 5. Par value 6. Preferred stock 7. Capital stock 8. Stockholders' equity a. An amount assigned by a company to a share of its stock. b. Represents the individual's ownership of the corporation's capital. c. A corporation's equity that includes paid-in capital and retained earnings. d. Stock that gives its owners certain advantages over common stockholders. e. A business organized under state law that is a separate legal entity. f. Represents the basic ownership of a corporation. g. Equity earned by profitable operations of a corporation that is not distributed to stockholders. h. A distribution of a corporation's earnings to stockholders.