Forward Stock Split On March 1 of the current year, Center Corporation has 500,000 shares of $10 par value common stock that are issued and outstanding. The general ledger shows the following account balances relating to the common stock: Common stock $5,000,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value 3,500,000 On March 2, Center Corporation splits its stock 2-for-1 and reduces the par value to $5 per share. Required:
a. How many shares of common stock are issued and outstanding immediately following the stock split?
b. What is the balance in the Common Stock account immediately following the stock split?
c. What is the balance in the Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value account immediately following the stock split?

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers. b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment. c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

Ichelle is attending college and has a part-time job. once she finishes college, michelle would like to relocate to a metropolitan area. she wants to build her savings so that she will have a "nest egg" to start her off. michelle works out her budget and decides she can afford to set aside $9090 per month for savings. her bank will pay her 4 %4% per year, compounded monthly, on her savings account. what will be michelle's balance in five years?

Which of the following is correct? a. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic. b. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic. c. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic. d. a tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.