Which of the Following Is the Date on Which a Company

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the date on which a company incurs a legal liability to distribute the dividend to owners of the stock?

• A) date of record
• B) commitment date
• C) date of declaration
• D) date of payment.

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Definitions:

Rising prices

A situation in an economy where the general level of prices for goods and services is increasing over a period of time.

Inventory method

A system used by companies to keep track of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand and sold, including methods like FIFO (First In, First Out) and LIFO (Last In, First Out).

Average cost method

An inventory costing method that assigns the average cost of all similar items to the cost of goods sold and to ending inventory.

Periodic system

An inventory accounting system that updates inventory balance and cost of goods sold at the end of an accounting period.