On january 1, grouper corp. had 61,600 shares of no-par common stock issued and outstanding. the stock has a stated value of $4 per share. during the year, the following transactions occurred. apr. 1 issued 12,150 additional shares of common stock for $13 per share. june 15 declared a cash dividend of $1.60 per share to stockholders of record on june 30. july 10 paid the $1.60 cash dividend. dec. 1 issued 5,400 additional shares of common stock for $13 per share. dec. 15 declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $1.70 per share to stockholders of record on december 31.
(a) prepare the entries, if any, on each of the three dates that involved dividends. (record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. do not indent manually. if no entry is required, select "no entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. round answers to 0 decimal places, e. g. 1,225.)

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.