Match the Following Terms to Their Correct Definition

question 21

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms to their correct definition.
-Cumulative preferred dividends that have not been paid.

• A)Articles of incorporation
• B)Common stock
• C)Contributed capital
• D)Corporate charter
• E)Current dividend preference
• F)Date of record
• G)Declaration date
• H)Dividends in arrears
• I)Equity
• J)Exercise (strike) price
• K)Liquidating dividend
• L)No-par stock
• M)Payment date
• N)Preferred stock
• O)Prior period adjustment
• P)Return on common equity

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Definitions:

Attention

The mental focus or concentration directed towards a specific object, task, or activity.

Impression Management

The process by which individuals attempt to control the perceptions of other people about themselves, usually by adapting their behavior or appearance.

Role Distancing

A concept that describes when individuals distance themselves from a role they are expected to play to avoid fully identifying with it.

Social Exchange

A theory in social science that posits human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.