A 10% Stock Dividend Will Increase the Number of Shares

question 54

True/False

A 10% stock dividend will increase the number of shares outstanding, but the book value per share will decrease.

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Definitions:

Trial Balance

A financial statement that lists the balances of all ledgers accounts to ensure that debits equal credits.

Transaction Recorded

The act of documenting a business transaction in the company's accounting records.

Debit

A debit is an accounting entry that results in either an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities on a company's balance sheet, or in the context of personal banking, a withdrawal from an account.

Credit

An accounting entry reflecting an increase in assets or decrease in liabilities on a company's balance sheet or an entry on the right side of an account.