Share Based Compensation, Stockholders' Equity,Employee Benefits

Select the best choice and please explain why? Thank you.

Which statement is incorrect?

A. The "amortized cost" of bonds payable means Face amount plus premium on bonds payable, minus discount on bonds payable and minus bond issue cost.

B. For a bond issue which sells for less than its face value, the market rate of interest is higher than the rate stated on the bond.

C. Under the effective interest method, interest expense is equal to carrying amount of bonds multiplied by effective interest rate.

D. Amortization of discount on bonds payable would increase the carrying amount of bond and decrease the net income of bond issuer.

E. none of the above

Which statement is correct? Under the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines

A. 5 to 15 natural persons are needed to form a corporation.

B. at least 25% of authorized capital stock must be subscribed and at least 25% of the total subscription must be paid and the minimum paid-up capital is at least P5,000

C. A corporation has a limited life until 50 years, unless extended

D. In corporations vested with public interest, the independent director shall constitute at least 20% of the entire board membership

E. none of the above

Which statement is incorrect?

A. When shares are issued for services received, the measure is equal to fair value of such services or the fair value of shares issued, whichever is more clearly determinable.

B. Shares issued for noncash asset shall be measured first at fair market value of noncash asset received

C. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, subscriptions receivable is to be presented as current asset.

D. Contributed capital includes the entire amount related to issuance and subscription of shares regardless of whether the shares are par value or no par value.

E. none of the above

Which statement is correct?

A. When preference shares and ordinary shares are issued at a single price and both shares have fair value, both shares shall receive allocation equal to their respective fair values.

B. Preference shares which are redeemable 2 years from the financial statements date shall be presented under noncurrent liability rather than shareholders' equity.

C. When Preference shares are converted into bonds, the issuing company shall charge retained earnings for the excess of issue price of preference shares over the face value of the bonds.

D. Preference shares is a better investment than ordinary shares since they offer priority in terms of income and asset distribution and yields greater returns when the corporation is performing very well.

E. all of the above

Which statement is incorrect?

A. On repurchase of treasury shares, no gain or loss is recognized. The purchase price would become the cost of treasury shares.

B. On reissuance of treasury shares, the difference between the cost and reissue price of treasury shares is debited or credited to share premium rather than to profit or loss.

C. If treasury shares are retired above par, the difference between the cost and the par value is automatically charged to retained earnings.

D. Treasury shares can be subjected to share split and can be re-issued as share dividends.

E. none of the above

Which statement is incorrect?

A. When ABC Co. Issued share warrants, without receiving any consideration, to its shareholders, for them to acquire ABC Co. unissued shares within a specified time at a specified price, there is no need for ABC Co. to make a journal entry.

B. ABC Co. issued at a single price, preference shares with detachable warrants to purchase ordinary shares. If only the preference shares have a fair value at that date, ABC Co. must not credit any amount to the share warrants.

C. Expiration of share warrants previously issued with bonds or preference shares at a lump sum price, will not affect the total shareholders' equity.

D. Share warrants outstanding account shall be reported as share premium to be included under shareholders' equity.

E. none of the above

Which statement is incorrect?

A. Dividends out of retained earnings is limited to the balance of unappropriated retained earnings, except for share dividends.

B. Cash dividends are paid on the basis of the number of shares issued less the number of treasury shares.

C. Property dividends payable shall be measured based on fair value of the property on the date of declaration, reporting and distribution.

D. All kinds of dividends not yet paid shall be presented under the liability section of the statement of financial position.

E. none of the above

Which statement is incorrect?

A. When a dividend is declared and paid in shares of stock, total shareholders' equity does not change.

B.Retained earnings is capitalized in a share dividend.

C. When treasury shares are reissued as dividends, accumulated profits is charged an amount equal to the cost of treasury shares.

D.In closely held entities, if share dividends are declared, accumulated profits shall be capitalized at par or stated value of the shares.

E. none of the above