A. 43 days. | B. 121 days. | C. 9 days. | D. 103 days. | 16. Other than depreciation, a company's operating expenses for the year were $335,000. Prepaid expenses decreased by $7,000. Cash payments for operating expenses to be reported on the cash flow statement using the direct method are | A. $342,000. | B. $335,000. | C. $328,000. | D. $7,000. | | 17. A company sold an asset with a book value of $56,000 for $35,000 cash. Which of the following is a true statement? | A. Loss on sale equals $35,000 and Cash inflow equals $21,000. | B. Loss on sale equals $35,000 and Cash inflow equals $35,000. | C. Loss on sale equals $21,000 and Cash inflow equals $35,000. | D. Loss on sale equals $56,000 and Cash inflow equals $56,000. | | 18. Which of the following causes the par value of a company's stock to decrease? | A. Cash dividend | B. Stock split | C. Stock dividend | D. Sale of additional stock | 19. Motor Works, Inc. has declared a $20,000 cash dividend to shareholders. The company has 5,000 shares of $15-par, 10% preferred stock and 10,000 shares of $20-par common stock. The preferred stock is cumulative. How much will be distributed to the preferred and common stockholders on the date of payment if the preferred stock is $8,000 in arrears? | A. $15,500 preferred, $4,500 common | B. $8,000 preferred, $12,000 common | C. $20,000 preferred, $0 common | D. $7,500 preferred, $12,500 common | | | 20. When a company sells off part of its business, this transaction is reported in a/ the | A. discontinued operations section. | B. extraordinary items section. | C. retrospective application. | D. continuing operations section. | | | |