A Company with 100,000 Authorized Shares of $4 Par Common

question 40

Multiple Choice

A company with 100,000 authorized shares of $4 par common stock issued 50,000 shares at $9. Subsequently, the company declared a 2% stock dividend on a date when the market price was $10 per share. The effect of the declaration and issuance of the stock dividend is to

• A) decrease retained earnings, increase common stock, and increase paid-in capital
• B) increase retained earnings, decrease common stock, and decrease paid-in capital
• C) increase retained earnings, decrease common stock, and increase paid-in capital
• D) decrease retained earnings, increase common stock, and decrease paid-in capital

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Definitions:

Predictor Variables

Variables in statistical models that are used to predict or explain changes in a dependent variable.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing correlation coefficients between variables, indicating the strength and direction of relationships.

Durbin-Watson Test

A statistical test used to detect the presence of autocorrelation at lag 1 in the residuals from a regression analysis.

First-Order Autocorrelation

The correlation between values in a series and their immediate predecessors, often used to detect patterns or trends in time series data.