Indicate How Each Event Affects the Horizontal Financial Statements Model

question 98

Essay

Indicate how each event affects the horizontal financial statements model. Use the following letters to record your answer in the box shown below. If an event increases one account and decreases another account equally within the same element, record I/D. If an event has no impact on the element, record NA. You do not need to enter amounts.Increase = I Decrease = D Not Affected = NAOn December 31, Year 1, Ravenswood Company made an annual payment on a long-term installment note payable. Show how this annual payment affected Ravenswood's financial statements.

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Definitions:

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, often with dividend priority.

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security representing ownership in a corporation.

Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually derived from the company’s profits.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, usually with dividends that are paid out before those of common shareholders.