Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025556
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 8MCQ
Which statement regarding dividends is false?
- a. Dividends represent a distribution of corporate profits to owners.
- b. Both stock and cash dividends reduce
retained earnings . - c. Cash dividends paid to stockholders reduce net income.
- d. None of the above statements are false.
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Which one of the following statements is NOT true relating to dividends?
1. Dividends are a portion of the profit of a company divided amongst the shareholders.
2. Dividends need not be declared solely from the profit of the current year and can
include profits from previous trading periods, included in retained income.
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4. Dividends need only be paid out in cash and cannot be in the form of capitalization
shares.
Which of the following is the reason that preferred dividends declared during the period are deducted from net income in calculating return on common stockholders’ equity?
a.
Preferred dividends are not paid from net income.
b.
Preferred dividends are not a part of stockholders’ equity.
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Preferred dividends are not paid until all common stockholders have received their dividends, so preferred dividends are not relevant in the formula and so must be taken out of the equation.
d.
Preferred dividends will reduce the amount of income available for distribution to common stockholders.
Chapter 11 Solutions
Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
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