Question

Identify each statement as true or false. If false, indicate how to correct the statement.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. True: Corporation management is both an advantage and a disadvantage of a corporation compared to a proprietorship or a partnership.

2. False: Limited liability of stockholders, government regulations, and additional taxes are the major disadvantages of a corporation. False because limited liability of Stockholders is considered as an advantage.

3. False: When a corporation is formed, organization costs are recorded as an asset. It is false because organization costs are recorded as expenses.

4. True: Each share of common stock gives the stockholder the ownership rights to vote at stockholder meetings, share in corporate earnings, keep the same percentage ownership when new shares of stock are issued, and share in assets upon liquidation.

5. False: The number of issued shares is always greater than or equal to the number of authorized shares. It is false because the number of issued shares is always less than or equal to the number of authorized shares.

6. False: A journal entry is required for the authorization of capital stock. It is false because journal entry is not required for the authorization of capital stock but for issuance.

7. False: Publicly held corporations usually issue stock directly to investors. It is false because publicly held corporations issue stock indirectly to investors via investment banking institutions while privately held corporations issues stock directly.

8. True: The trading of capital stock on a securities exchange involves the transfer of already issued shares from an existing stockholder to another investor.

9. False: The market price of common stock is usually the same as its par value. It is false because there isn't any relationship between market value of common stock and its par value.

10. False: Retained earnings is the total amount of cash and other assets paid in to the corporation by stockholders in exchange for capital stock. False because retained earnings refer to the total amount of net income held by a corporation for its future use.