(Communication) as Part of a Careers in Accounting Program Sponsored by by Accounting

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Essay

(Communication)
As part of a Careers in Accounting program sponsored by accounting organizations and supported by your company, you will be taking a group of high-school students through the accounting department in your company. You will also provide them with various materials to explain the work of an accountant. One of the materials you will provide is the Stockholders' Equity section of a recent balance sheet.
Required:
Prepare a short response explaining each major section: Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings. You should try to be brief but clear.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or changed in an experiment to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Adjusted Coefficient

A modified version of a coefficient that accounts for the complexity of the model or for variables not included in the model.

Independent Variables

Factors in a study or experiment that are intentionally changed or grouped to determine their impact on outcome variables.

Regression Models

Statistical methods used to predict the value of a dependent variable based on the values of one or more independent variables.