Petras Company Engaged in the Following Transactions During 2012, Its

question 194

Multiple Choice

Petras Company engaged in the following transactions during 2012, its first year in operations: (Assume all transactions are cash transactions)
1) Acquired $950 cash from the issue of common stock.
2) Borrowed $420 from a bank.
3) Earned $600 of revenues.
4) Paid expenses of $250.
5) Paid a $50 dividend.
During 2013, Petras engaged in the following transactions: (Assume all transactions are cash transactions)
1) Issued an additional $325 of common stock.
2) Repaid $220 of its debt to the bank.
3) Earned revenues of $750.
4) Incurred expenses of $360.
5) Paid dividends of $100.
The amount of retained earnings on Petras's 2013 balance sheet is

• A) $915.
• B) $890.
• C) $590.
• D) $690.

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Definitions:

Excitatory Conditioned Response

A learned response that increases the probability of a specific behavior in anticipation of a reward or outcome.

Forward Conditioning

A type of classical conditioning where the conditioned stimulus is presented before the unconditioned stimulus, leading to an association between the two.

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A model of conditioning that emphasizes the importance of the predictability of the US by the CS, proposing a limit to the amount of learning that can occur.

Associative Strength

The measure of the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus, indicating how strongly two stimuli are linked in an individual's mind.