Indicate How Each Event Affects the Elements of Financial Statements $$\text { Increase } = \mathrm { I } \quad \text { Decrease } = \mathrm { D } \quad \text { No Effect } = \mathrm { N }$$

question 141

Short Answer

Indicate how each event affects the elements of financial statements. Use the following letters to record your answer in the box shown below each element. You do not need to enter amounts. $$\text { Increase } = \mathrm { I } \quad \text { Decrease } = \mathrm { D } \quad \text { No Effect } = \mathrm { N }$$
Seward Co. declared a 2 for 1 stock split. Before that announcement, Seward had 20,000 shares of outstanding common stock with a par value of $10 per share. $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\text { Assets Liabilities } & \text { Equity } & \text { Revenues } & \text { Expenses } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Net } \\\text { Income }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Cash } \\\text { Flow }\end{array}\\\hline&&&\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Corporate Bond

A debt security issued by corporations to finance their operations, which promises to pay the holder a specified rate of interest and return the principal at maturity.

Tax Bracket

A range of incomes taxed at a certain rate within a tax system, where the tax rate typically increases as income rises.

Before-tax Yield

The earnings or return on an investment before the deduction of any taxes.

Return on Investment

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment, expressed as a ratio or percentage of the investment’s gain relative to its cost.