QUIZ 1

Multiple choice: Write the correct letter

1. A distribution of earned profits in the form of cash, property or stock.

a. Dividend

b. Retained Earnings

c. Appropriation

d. Capital Stock

2. Which one does not decrease retained earnings?

a. Net Income

b. Appropriation

c. Dividends

d. Net Loss

3. Which one does not decrease assets at the distribution date?

a. Cash Dividend

b. Property Dividend

c. Scrip Dividend

d. Stock Dividend

4. Which one does not effect total stockholders' equity?

a. Cash Dividend

b. Property Dividend

c. Scrip Dividend

d. Stock Dividend

5. Which one is not a liability account?

a. Cash dividend payable

b. Property dividend payable

c. Stock Dividend payable

d. Scrip Dividend payable

6. Who are entitled to dividends?

a. Issued shares

b. Outstanding and subscribed shares

c. Issued and subscribed shares

d. Issued and outstanding shares

7. The following conditions must be present for cash dividends to be distributed except

a. Sufficient retained earnings

b. Sufficient unissued shares

c. Declaration by the Board of Directors

d. Sufficient cash

8. An example of a voluntary appropriation is an appropriation for

a. Treasury share

b. Bond redemption

c. Machine acquisition

d. Stock redemption

9. A dividend declared out of the investment in stocks of other companies is a

a. Property Dividend

b. Stock Dividend

c. Scrip Dividend

d. Non-Cash dividend

10. If the excess dividends are distributed to both common and preferred stockholders, the preferred shares are presumed to be

a. Callable

b. Cumulative

c. Participating

d. B and C

11. Stocks were sold for cash to 10,000 stockholders on March 1, 2012. The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of P10 on November 30 to stockholders on record as of December 15, payable on December 20. The accountant should not give an entry on.

a. March 1

b. November 30

c. December 15

d. December 20

12. If a shareholder receives additional shares as stock dividend, his right over the corporation will increase

a. True

b. False

13. The formula to determine the net income that accrues to the shareholders per share of stock is the

a. Earnings per share

b. Market value per share

c. Book value per share

d. Price-earnings ratio

14. The net worth of a share of stock is represented by the

a. Earnings per share

b. Book value per share

c. Market value per share

d. Par value per share

15. This formula evaluates the attractiveness of the stock since one could relate the cost of buying a share against how much a share earns in profit.

a. Earnings per share

b. Market share

c. Book value

d. Price-earnings ratio

16. A dividend payable in merchandise is called a

a. Merchandise dividend

b. Property dividend

c. Stock dividend

d. Cash dividend

17. WGA Corp. declared a 10% cash dividend on December 1 payable to shareholders on record as of December 31. A shareholder with 100 shares of a P10 par stock who bought another 100 shares on December 15 will receive

a. P100

b. P200

c. P1,000

d. P2,000

18. Power Corporation declared a property dividend of 10 Meralco shares for one Power share held. Power share has a par value of P50 and a market value of P100. The Meralco shares were originally purchased at P10 per share. Its fair market value on declaration date was P20 and on distribution date was P25. Dividends should be recorded at

a. P25

b. P100

c. P10

d. P20

19. Pretty Corporation declared a 10% stock dividend. Par Value of its stock is P100 while the fair market value at declaration date was P150 and at distribution date was P175. Retained Earnings should be debited for

a. P150

b . P100

c. P175

d. P15

20. Dividend in arrears are distributed to preferred stockholders

a. Only when there is a declaration

b. If it is a cumulative stock

c. If it is a participating stock

d. Both a and b

QUIZ 2

Place Inc. a dealer in computers and computer software ends its accounting period on December 31. Use the information below to close its books.

Cash. P219,000

Marketable

Securities. P135,000

Merchandise

Inventory. P350,000

Furniture &

Equipment (net) P320,500

Accounts payable. P27,500

Share Capital (P100 par). P500,00

Treasury Shares (1,000) (120,000)

Retained Earnings 420,000

Sales. 662,500

Purchases. P370,000

Selling Expenses. 70,500

Administrative

Expenses. 25,000

P1,490,000. P1,490,000

Unsold goods on December 31 represents 1/3 of the total goods available for sale. Aside from the closing entries, two transactions are not yet recorded by the accountant:

A 20% stock dividend declaration

on December 15

A 10% cash dividend declaration

on December 31

An appropriation for treasury shares

on December 31

Required:

1. Entries to record the dividends and appropriation and the closing entries.

2. Give a statement of financial position as at December 31 supported by a statement of retained earnings.