During the Year,Cathy Received the Following: • Dividends of $4,000

question 55

Multiple Choice

During the year,Cathy received the following: • Dividends of $4,000 from Lindsay Corporation.Cathy's father owns the stock and directed the corporation to send the dividends to Cathy.
• A car worth $30,000 for being the 1,000th customer at a car dealership.
• $5,500 cash gift from her uncle.
• $10,000 inheritance from her grandmother.
What amount must Cathy include in gross income?

• A)$30,000
• B)$34,000
• C)$39,500
• D)$49,500

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Definitions:

Order of Liquidity

The sequence in which assets are expected to be converted into cash, starting with the most liquid assets.

Shareholders' Equity

The portion of the balance sheet that represents the capital received from investors in exchange for stock, plus retained earnings.

Price-Earnings Ratio

A financial metric used to evaluate the valuation of a company’s shares, calculated by dividing the market price per share by the earnings per share.

Measure of Liquidity

A metric that determines how easily an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.