When a 10% Stock Dividend Was Declared,only the Par Value

question 100

Multiple Choice

When a 10% stock dividend was declared,only the par value was recorded and the excess over par value was ignored.This error would cause:

• A)the period end assets to be overstated.
• B)the period end liabilities to be overstated.
• C)the period end stockholders' equity to be overstated.
• D)None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Indifference Curve

A curve representing all combinations of goods and services among which a consumer is indifferent, showing the same level of satisfaction or utility.

Budget Line

A graphical representation of all possible combinations of two goods or services that can be purchased with a given income and prices, identical to the concept of a budget constraint but rephrased.

Duality

Alternative way of looking at the consumer’s utility maximization decision: Rather than choosing the highest indifference curve, given a budget constraint, the consumer chooses the lowest budget line that touches a given indifference curve.

Marginal Utilities

Refers to the additional satisfaction or utility that a consumer receives from consuming one more unit of a good or service.