Chapter 11 Owners’ Equity A Overview of Capital Stocks B Sale and Issuance of Common Stock C Treasury Stock D Cash Dividends‚ Stock Dividends‚ and Stock Splits E Preferred Stock 1 McGraw-Hill ACCT2010 A. Authorized‚ Issued‚ and Outstanding Shares Authorized shares are the maximum number of shares of capital stock that can be sold to the public. Issued shares are authorized shares of stock that have been sold. Unissued shares are authorized shares of stock that never have been sold. 2 McGraw-Hill
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MM Hypothesis – A Critique The assumptions of MM hypothesis are unrealistic and untenable in practice. As a result‚ the conclusions that dividend payment and other methods of financing exactly offset each other and hence‚ the irrelevance of dividends‚ is not a practical proposition; it is of merely theoretical relevance. The validity of MM approach is open to question on two counts: 1. Imperfection of Capital market 2. Resolution of uncertainty Market Imperfection MM assume that capital markets
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Chapter 22: Dividend Policy Multiple Choice Questions 1. When is the ex-dividend date if the holder of record date is April 14‚ 2006? A. April 15 B. April 16 C. April 12 D. April 13 Level of difficulty: Medium Solution: C Ex-dividend date is the second business date before the holder of record date. 2. Which of the following statements about M&M assumptions is false? A. There are no taxes. B. Not all firms maximize value. C. There is no debt. D. Markets are perfect. Level of difficulty:
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205 Page 1 of 6 SECTION 205 DIVIDEND TO BE PAID ONLY OUT OF PROFITS Dividend declared at extraordinary general meeting of company - Whether permissible The query has been raised whether a company is prohibited from declaring a further dividend at a general meeting of a company other than the annual general meeting after a dividend had already been declared at an annual general meeting. Such a situation could arise‚ for example‚ when after declaring a dividend at an annual general meeting‚ the
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Murdoch Ltd consists of: 52 000 Ordinary A shares @ $2.50‚ fully paid $130 000 15 000 Ordinary B shares @ $1.50‚ paid to 80c 11 000 On 28 June 2012‚ the directors declared a 7c per share final dividend. Shareholder approval is not required to pay dividends. Required Prepare the journal entries to record the dividend‚ show all workings. (2 marks) 6. Eyre Ltd’s share capital consists of 65 000 ordinary shares of $2.30 each‚ fully paid. On 17 February 2012 the directors offered these shareholders the right
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ckChapter 11 – Reporting and Analyzing Stockholders’ Equity I. Characteristics of a Corporation (Publicly held (closely held)) * Separate legal existence; * Limited liability of stockholders; limited to investment * Transferable ownership rights; * Ability to acquire capital; * Continuous life; * Corporation management: Shareholders Shareholders * Voting rights * Profit sharing * Preemptive right * Residual claim Board of Directors
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stock as a special type of bond rather than as a true equity security. 3. Describe how the general dividend-valuation model values a share of stock. 4. Discuss the assumptions that are necessary to make the general dividend-valuation model easier to use‚ and be able to use the model to compute the value of a firm’s stock. 5. Explain why g must be less than R in the constant-growth dividend model. 6. Explain how valuing a preferred stock with a stated maturity differs from valuing a preferred
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E15-1 (Recording the Issuances of Ordinary Shares) during its first year of operations‚ Sitwell Corporation had the following transactions pertaining to its ordinary shares. Instructions 1. (a) Prepare the journal entries for these transactions‚ assuming that the ordinary shares have a par value of €3 per share. 2. (b) Briefly discuss how the entries in part (a) will change if the shares are nopar with a stated value of €2 per share. E15-2 (Recording the Issuance of Ordinary and Preference Shares)
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70‚000 shares issued $700‚000 Preferred shares‚ $3 cumulative‚ 100‚000 shares authorized‚ 5‚000 shares issued $50‚000 Retained earnings $300‚000 All of the Common shares had been issued at one public offering in 2002. The last dividends declared for the common and preferred shares were for the year ended December 31st‚ 2003. The following
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Group-based case report Torstar Corporation BUSN81 Theory of Corporate Finance 2011 Autumn 1. Introduction The case of Torstar Corporation suggests the plan and result of repurchasing its Class B shares in December of 1997. Besides this‚ the situation of its business structure‚ capital structure and expenditures‚ future plan are also described in the case. Therefore‚ the purpose of our case study is to state‚ analyze and drew to some important conclusions about Torstar Corporation
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