17. A corporation declared a dividend, a portion of which was liquidating. How would this distribution affect each of the following? Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings

a. Decrease No effect b. Decrease Decrease c. No effect Decrease d. No effect No effect

18. On May 1, 2010, Ziek Corp. declared and issued a 10% common stock dividend. Prior to this dividend, Ziek had 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. The fair value of Ziek 's common stock was $20 per share on May 1, 2010. As a result of this stock dividend, Ziek's total stockholders' equity a. increased by $200,000. b. decreased by $200,000. c. decreased by $10,000. d. did not change.

19. A company has not declared a dividend on its cumulative preferred stock for the past three years. What is the required accounting treatment or disclosure in this situation? a. Record a liability for cumulative amount of preferred stock dividends not declared. b. Disclose the amount of the dividends in arrears. c. Record a liability for the current year's dividends only. d. No disclosure or recognition is required.

20. On December 31, 2010, the stockholders' equity section of Arndt, Inc., was as follows: Common stock, par value $10; authorized 30,000 shares; issued and outstanding 9,000 shares $ 90,000 Additional paid-in capital 116,000 Retained earnings 174,000 Total stockholders' equity $380,000

On March 31, 2011, Arndt declared a 10% stock dividend, and accordingly 900 additional shares were issued, when the fair market value of the stock was $18 per share. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, Arndt sustained a net loss of $32,000. The balance of Arndts retained earnings as of March 31, 2011, should be a. $125,800. b. $133,000. c. $134,800. d. $142,000.