You Bought 100 Shares of Stock at $20 Each

question 1

Multiple Choice

You bought 100 shares of stock at $20 each. At the end of the year, you received a total of $400 in dividends, and your stock was worth $2,500 total. What was your total dollar return?

• A) $900.
• B) $500.
• C) $400.
• D) $2,500.

---

Definitions:

Merchandise

Goods that are bought and sold in the course of business, usually in a retail environment.

Delivery Expense

The costs incurred by a business to transport its goods to the customer, often treated as a direct or indirect expense depending on the nature of the expense allocation.

Expense Account

An accounting account that tracks money spent or costs incurred in a business entity's operation.

Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory management accounting method that instantly documents transactions of buying or selling inventory via computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management applications.