Outstanding stock of the Zone Corporation included 20,000 shares of $5 par common stock and 5,000 shares of 6%, $10 par noncumulative preferred stock. In 2014, Zone declared and paid dividends of $2,000. In 2015, Zone declared and paid dividends of $6,000. How much of the 2015 dividend was distributed to preferred shareholders

The following selected amounts are reported on the year-end unadjusted trial balance report for a company that uses the percent of sales method to determine its bad debts expense. accounts receivable $ 435,000 debit allowance for doubtful accounts 1,250 debit net sales 2,100,000 credit all sales are made on credit. based on past experience, the company estimates 1.0% of credit sales to be uncollectible. what adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense

When the amount for land is 36,000 and the amount paid for expenses is 10,000, the balance of total asset is

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.