Comparing dividends per share to earnings per share indicates the extent to which the corporation is retaining its earnings for use in operations. Group of answer choices True Fals

Is there anything in the shareholders' equity statement? What's the difference between the shareholders' equity and the retained profits statements?

Which one of the following normally has a net debit balance? A. Contributed capital that is in shareholders’ equity.   B. Retained earnings that is in shareholders’ equity. C. Dividends that decrease retained earnings Revenues that increase retained earnings.   D. Revenues that increase retained earnings

Which of the following equations is correct? Multiple Choice Asset Liabilities-Shareholders' Equity Assets + Liabilities Shareholders' Equity Ending Retained Earnings Beginning Retained Earnings-Net Income Dividends Net Income Expenses-Revenues

When using the equity method of accounting, when is revenue recorded on the books of the investor company?a. When the fair value of the affiliate stock increases.b. When a dividend is received from the affiliate.c. When the affiliate company reports net income.d. Both b and c above.

Describe Earnings Available to Common Shareholders.

Which of the following is true about dividends:   Group of answer choices   Increasing dividends can impact retained earnings. Dividends must always be paid if the company makes profit. Dividends are split equally between stockholders and bondholders. Dividends paid reduce the net income that is reported on a company's income statement.

What factors influence the dividend policy of a company?

Owner’s equity represents which of the following? a. the total of retained earnings plus paid-in capital b. the sum of the retained earnings and accounts receivable account balances c. the business owner’s/owners’ share of the company, also known as net worth or net assets d. the amount of funding the company has from issuing bonds

With its earnings, a firm has a decision to make about whether to pay common dividends or a. pay depreciation expense on its fixed assets b. pay preferred dividends c. pay interest to bondholders d. reinvest for future growth On the income statement, interest expense is a. after-tax b. tax-deductible preferred dividents are a. tax-deductible b. after-tax and common dividends are a. after-tax b. tax-deductible Wages are considered a(n) a. an interest expense b. a depreciation expense c. a cost of good sold d. a research and development expense e. an operating expense A company usually expenses ( ) when it incurs them, because the future benefits that this spending is expected to bring are very uncertain and difficult to time. a. a depreciation expense b. an interest expense c. a cost of goods sold d. an operating expense e. a research and development expense