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
7. By whom are the affairs of a corporation managed? From whom do
they receive their authority? Has a director, as such, the power
individually to bind the corporation?
8. What special powers have the directors? In what way do the powers of
officers and directors differ?
9. Name five of the necessary powers of a corporation, as such. Name
three of the rights of an individual stockholder.
10. What is meant by a _dividend_? By whose authority are dividends
declared? What is your understanding of the term _stock dividend_?
11. What class of records is implied by the term _corporation
bookkeeping_? Name, and describe briefly, the books used in corporation
bookkeeping.
12. Give examples of the proper entries on the books, under the
following conditions:
(a) The entire capital stock ($100,000.00) is subscribed and paid for
in cash.
(b) Only $60,000.00 of the stock is subscribed, but this is paid in
cash. It is not desired to show on the books more capital than is paid
in.
(c) Cash subscriptions are received for $49,000.00 of an authorized
issue of $100,000.00, but it is desired to show the total
capitalization on the books.
(d) The entire capital stock ($150,000.00) is subscribed but not paid
in. It is desired to show the capital stock, without opening accounts
in the general books with individual subscribers.
(e) A payment of 20% is called for on the above stock.
13. A corporation is organized with a capitalization of $50,000.00 to
take over the business of Henry Thompson. He is to pay his liabilities
out of his assets, and transfer the balance of the property belonging
to the business to the corporation, receiving $25,000.00 full paid
stock. The following discloses the condition of his affairs:
ASSETS
Cash in Bank $1164.50
Accounts Receivable 3760.00
Real Estate 10000.00
Merchandise Inventory 7642.50
Furniture and Fixtures 600.00 $23167.00
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LIABILITIES
Bills Payable 1000.00 1000.00
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Balance $22167.00
What is the proper entry on the books of the corporation, the balance
of the stock being unsubscribed?
14. A corporation agrees to purchase a mine, issuing $1,000,000.00
full paid stock in payment. The owner of the mine, to whom the stock
is issued, agrees to donate to the company $500,000.00 of his stock to
provide working capital. Subsequently, $100,000.00 of this stock is
sold at 50% of its face value; $200,000.00 at 60%; $100,000.00 at 70%;
and $100,000.00 at par. Working capital is maintained at the amount
realized from the sale of the donated stock. Make all entries to show
these transactions, it being understood that all subscriptions are paid
in cash.
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