The party that is liable for the loss is the BANK. This is because, the bank is liable for forged checks, if it fails to verify the signature on the check very well. It is written in the law that a payor bank that pays a check with a forged payee signature has paid a check that is not properly payable and is liable to its customer.
I believe the answer is A) A decrease in the cost in the goods and services.
Answer:
The debit to the retained earning should be $750,000 for this transaction because that is the market value of the asset to be distributed as dividend.
Explanation:
Property dividend is a form of dividend payout that involves distribution of company`s assets to equity holders as a form of return. These assets can be inventory, marketable securities or investment in a subsidiary.
For this distribution to be formal, it must be approved by the board of directors of the company. After approved and declared, the accounting entries can now be passed.
The accounting entries needed are:
Debit: Retained Earnings with the amount of the asset distributed.
Credit: Dividend Payable with the amount of the asset distributed.
It is important to note that the market value of asset to be distributed should be considered i.e the market value of the asset must be recognized in the book. The difference in book value and market value of the investment will be recognized in respective asset ledger account prior transfer to retained earnings.So that the market value of the investment is recognized on the debit side of retained earnings
In the case of Fitzgerald, $750,000 will be debited to retained earnings since it is the market value of the asset to be distributed.
Answer and Explanation:
The Journal entry is shown below:-
On November 2022
Cash Dr, $193,200 (6,900 × $28)
To Unearned Subscription Revenue $193,200
(Being the receipt of the subscriptions is recorded)
Therefore to record the receipt of the subscriptions we simply debited the cash as it increased the assets and we credited the unearned subscription revenues as increased the liability so that the correct posting could be done
Answer: $449.53
When Shawna wrote a check for $23.77, the same amount was deducted from her bank account, decreasing her balance to $99.55. When she deposited two checks totaling $349.98, the amount was added, making her new balance increased to $449.53.
