Show the Capital Accounts at the End of the First

question 82

Essay

Show the capital accounts at the end of the first year of operation for a firm that, at the beginning of the year, issued 50,000 shares of $1.50 par value common stock for $15 per share, repurchased 5,000 shares during the year at $20 per share, and paid out 40 % of earnings as dividends with a 50 cent per share dividend.

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Definitions:

Writes Cheques

The act of creating a written document instructing a bank to pay a specific amount of money from the writer's account.

Cheques Clear

Refers to the process by which a bank verifies that the funds available in the account of the individual who wrote the cheque are sufficient to cover the amount, and subsequently moves those funds to the account of the cheque recipient.

Incremental Bad Debt

Additional losses expected from non-payment or default by borrowers beyond what was originally anticipated.

Bad Debt Losses

Financial losses a company incurs when it cannot collect payment from a borrower or customer.