Data Is the Same Thing as

question 45

Multiple Choice

Data is the same thing as

• A)information collected in numerical form.
• B)information collected in any form.
• C)statistics.
• D)proof.

Grasp the concept of par value of stock and its legal implication as legal capital.

Understand the role of registrars and transfer agents in maintaining stockholder records for large public corporations.

Acknowledge the conditions under which dividends can be distributed, including the prerequisites for paying cash dividends.

Analyze the reporting requirements for stock dividends, treasury stock, and retained earnings in financial statements.

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Definitions:

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is available to all but can be depleted by overuse.

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good or service indicating that one person's consumption does not diminish the availability of that good for consumption by others.

Market Economy

An economy in which decisions about production and consumption are made by individual producers and consumers.

Public Goods

Items that cannot be restricted to non-payers and whose consumption by one individual does not diminish availability to others; these are accessible to all, regardless of payment.