Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)American School of Correspondence
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Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)
American School of Correspondence
Accounting; Business; Commerce
20. How are the _personal_ and _capital_ accounts of partners
distinguished? What is the purpose of each of these accounts?
21. When the books of a partnership are closed, into what accounts are
the _revenue_ accounts closed? Into what accounts is the _profit_ and
_loss_ account closed?
22. When the business of a partnership is sold, or liquidated, how are
the net assets divided?
23. If any part of the assets, other than the goods in which the firm
is trading, brings a price above cost, what journal entry is necessary?
What entry if the price is below cost?
24. When partners invest unequal amounts in the business, what is the
usual method of adjusting the inequality?
25. White, Black, and Brown who have been conducting business under a
partnership agreement, decide to liquidate the business and dissolve
the partnership. In the final settlement White agrees to accept the
accounts receivable, which amount to $6,432.00, in part payment of the
amount due him, provided 10% is first charged off to cover doubtful
accounts. What journal entry is necessary?
26. H. W. Hackett has been conducting a grocery business. His books
have been kept by double entry, and were last closed December 31st,
1908. At that time, his net worth was $2,698.50. April 30th, 1909, he
sold to John Ransom a half interest in the business for $1,500.00.
Ransom made a cash payment of $1,000.00, and gave his note for $500.00
payable on demand, with interest at 6%. The profits for the four months
ending April 30th, 1909, (estimated from the books), were $325.00. This
amount was to be allowed to Mr. Hackett and placed to his credit on the
books. Make journal entries for the allowed profit and for the sale of
the half interest. The books are not to be closed at the beginning of
the new partnership.
27. Prepare in proper form a solution of the problem given in Art. 40,
Page 72.
28. Prepare a complete solution of the problem given in Art. 42, Page
74.
REVIEW QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF CORPORATION ACCOUNTS
1. Into what two general classes are corporations divided? Name and
give examples of two classes of private corporations.
2. How are joint stock companies distinguished from corporations? In
what ways are they like corporations?
3. How are corporations created? Name 5 common requirements of the
certificate of incorporation or application for a corporate charter.
4. What is meant by a _stockholder_, and how may a person become a
stockholder in a corporation? What is a _stock certificate_?
5. What is meant by the _capitalization of a corporation_? What is the
difference in meaning of the terms _capital_ and _capital stock_, as
these terms are usually understood?
6. Define the two principal classes of stock issued by corporations.
Name and define two kinds of preferred stock. What is meant by the term
_treasury stock_? _Watered stock?_
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