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Questions
Brief
Exercises
Problems
1.Identifythemajorcharacteristicsofacompany.
1,2,3,4,9
1
2.Differentiatebetweensharecapitalandretainedearnings.
5,6,8,10,
11,14,15
2
3A,4A
3.Recordtheissueofordinaryshares.
7,11,12,13
3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4,5,6
1A,2A,3A,4A,6A,7A
4.Explaintheaccountingforsharebuy-backs.
15,16
7
2,4,6,8
6A
5.Differentiatepreferencesharesfromordinaryshares.
17
4,8
3,5,8
1A,4A,6A,7A
6.Prepareashareholders’equitysection.
20
9
2,7,8,9,
10,11
1A,2A,3A,
4A,5A,6A,7A
7.Computebookvaluepershare.
18,19
10
12,13
ASSIGNMENTCHARACTERISTICSTABLE
Problem
Number
Description
Difficulty
Level
Time
Allotted(min.)
Journalisesharestransactions,post,andpreparesharecapitalsection.
Simple
30-40
Journalisesharetransactions,andprepareshareholders’equitysection.
Moderate
3
Journaliseandposttransactions,andpreparethe
shareholders’equitysection.
4
Journaliseandpostordinaryandpreferencesharetransactions,andprepareshareholders’equitysection.
5
Prepareshareholders’equitysection.
20-30
6
Prepareentriesforsharetransactionsandprepareshareholders’equitysection.
Journalisesharetransactionsandpreparesharecapitalsection.
40-50
BLOOM’STAXONOMYTABLE
CorrelationChartbetweenBloom’sTaxonomy,LearningObjectivesandEnd-of-ChapterExercises
andProblems
LearningObjective
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
Q14-4
BE14-1
Q14-1
Q14-2
Q14-3
Q14-9
Q14-5
Q14-6
Q14-8
Q14-10
Q14-11
Q14-14
Q14-15
BE14-2
P14-3
P14-4
Q14-12
Q14-13
Q14-7
BE14-3
BE14-4
BE14-5
BE14-6
E14-1
E14-2
E14-3
E14-5
E14-6
P14-1
P14-2
P14-6
Q14-16
E14-8
BE14-7
Q14-17
BE14-8
P14-7
Q14-20
E14-10
E14-11
BE14-9
E14-7
E14-9
P14-5
Q14-18
Q14-19
BE14-10
E14-12
E14-13
BroadeningYourPerspective
InterpretingFinancialStatements
GroupDecision
ExploringtheWeb
FinancialReporting
ComparativeAnalysis
Communication
EthicsCase
ANSWERSTOQUESTIONS
1.(a)Separatelegalentity.Acompanyisseparateanddistinctfromitsownersanditactsinitsownnameratherthaninthenameofitsshareholders.Incontrasttoapartnership,theactsoftheowners(shareholders)donotbindthecompanyunlesstheownersaredulyappointedagentsofthecompany.
(b)Limitedliabilityofshareholders.Becauseofitsseparatelegalexistence,creditorsofacompanyordinarilyhaverecourseonlytocompanyassetstosatisfytheirclaims.Thus,theliabilityofshareholdersisnormallylimitedtotheirinvestmentinthecompany.
(c)Transferableownershiprights.Ownershipofacompanyisheldinshares.Thesharesaretransferableunits.Shareholdersmaydisposeofpartoralloftheirinterestbysimplysellingtheirshares.Thetransferofownershiptoanotherpartyisentirelyatthediscretionoftheshareholder.
2.(a)Theseparationofownershipandmanagementisanadvantagetoacompanybecauseitcanhireprofessionalmanagerstorunthecompany.Itisalsoadisadvantagetoacompanybecauseitpreventsownersfromhavinganactiveroleindirectlymanagingthecompany.
(b)Twootherdisadvantagesofacompanyformofownershiparegovernmentregulationsandcompanytaxation.Acompanyissubjecttonumerousregulations.Companiesmustpayincometaxes.Thesetaxesaresubstantial.Publiclyownedcompaniesarealsorequiredtomakeadequatedisclosuresoftheirfinancialaffairs.
3.(a)
(1)Thearticlesofincorporationisadocumentthatcreatesacompany.
(2)Thecompanyconstitutionistheinternalrulesandproceduresforconductingtheaffairsofacompany.Theyalsoindicatethepowersoftheshareholders,directorsandseniorexecutives.
(3)Preliminaryexpensesarecostsincurredintheformationofacompany.Thesecostsincludelegalfeesandpromotionalexpenditureinvolvedintheorganisationofthebusiness.Preliminarycostsarecapitalisedasitwouldbeexpectedthatthesecostswillprovidefutureeconomicbenefitstothecompany.
4.Intheabsenceofrestrictiveprovisions,thebasicownershiprightsofordinaryshareholdersaretherightsto:
(1)voteintheelectionofaboardofdirectorsandincompanyactionsthatrequireshareholders’approval.
(2)shareincompanyprofitsthroughthereceiptofdividends.
(3)keepthesamepercentageownershipwhennewsharesofordinarysharesareissued(thepreemptiveright).
(4)shareinassetsuponliquidation.
5.(a)Thetwoprincipalcomponentsofshareholders’equityforacompanyaresharecapital(theinvestmentofcashandotherassetsinthecompanybyshareholdersinexchangeforshares)andretainedearnings.Theprincipalsourceofretainedearningsisprofit.
(b)Sharecapitalisthetermusedtodescribethetotalamountpaid-uponshares.Sharecapitalmayresultthroughtheissueofordinarysharesand/orpreferenceshares.
6.Eachofthethreebasicfinancialstatementsforacompanydiffersfromthoseforaproprietorship.Theincomestatementforacompanywillhaveincometaxexpense.Foracompany,aretainedearningsstatementispreparedtoshowthechangesinretainedearningsduringtheperiod.Inthestatementoffinancialposition,theowner’sequitysectioniscalledtheshareholders’equitysection.
AnswerstoQuestions(continued)
7.Shareholders’Equity
ShareCapital
100000ordinaryshares,fullypaid500000
50000ordinaryshares,paidto$4200000
TotalShareCapital700000
RetainedEarnings44000
TotalShareholders’Equity$744000
8.Parvalueisanarbitraryamountassignedtoeachshare.Theshareissuepriceisthepricerequiredtobepaidinordertopurchasetheshares.CountrieslikeAustraliaandNewZealandhaveremovedtheuseofparvaluebecauseparvalueisanimmaterialvalueinrelationtotheissuepricewithnorelationshipwiththemarketvalueoftheshareissued.
9.Amongthefactorswhichinfluencethemarketvalueofsharesarethecompany’sprofitsandanticipatedfutureearnings,itsexpecteddividendratepershare,itscurrentfinancialposition,thecurrentstateoftheeconomy,andthecurrentstateofthesharemarkets.
10.Whenacompanyissueshares,cashisreceivedbythecompanyandthesharecapitalaccountiscreditedwiththeamountofsharesissued,thereforeincreasingsharecapital.Thisisverydifferenttostockexchangetransactionswhereoneshareholdersellssomeoralloftheirsharestoanothershareholderorinvestor.Thesetypeoftransactions,knownasstockexchangetransactions,arenotrecordedbythecompanyandthereforesharecapitalremainsthesame.Inthesetransactions,thecompanysimplyrecordsthechangeinownershipofthosesharesoftenviatheshareregistryservice.
11.WhentheboardofdirectorsofUnforgettableHouseboatsLtdmakesthecalltheshareholdersareobligedtopaytheamountcalled.Whensharesareallotted,alegallybindingcontractiscreated,thereforeshareholdersarerequiredtopaytheamountowingasandwhenrequired.Theamountpersharerequiredtobepaidis$2pershare.
12.Ifashareholderfailstopayacallonasharethecompanycandooneoftwothings:
(a)takelegalactionagainsttheshareholdertoensurethemoneyispaid;
or,
(b)forfeittheshares.Ifthesharesareforfeited,theshareholderwhoownedtheshareslosesanyamountpaidtothecompanyandisnolongerashareholderofthecompany.
13.Whensharesareissuedforservicesornon-cashassets,thecostshouldbemeasuredatthefairvalueoftheconsiderationgivenup(inthiscase,theshares).Thefairvalueofthesharesisobjectivelydeterminablethanthatoftheland,sincethesharesareactivelytradedonthestockexchange.Therefore,thelandshouldberecordedat$90
000.
14.Acompanymayrepurchaseitsownsharesforoneofthefollowingreasons:
1.Thecompanyhassurpluscash,anditdoesnothaveorisnotawareofasufficientprofitableinvestmentopportunity.
2.Managementmaywanttoavoidatakeoverofthecompanybyanoutsideparty.
3.Thebuybackofsharesmaysupporttheshares’marketpricebydecreasingthenumberofsharesavailable.
4.Managementmaybemakingafinancingdecision,thatis,itmaywishtoreplacesomeofthecompany’ssharecapitalwithborrowedfunds.
15.Whenacompanybuysbackitsshar