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1. On feb 15, seacroft buys 8,000 shares of Kebo common stock at $28.63 per shar

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1. On feb 15, seacroft buys 8,000 shares of Kebo common stock at $28.63 per share plus a brokeage fee of $400. The stock is classified as available-for-sale securities. On march 15, Kebo declares a dividend of $1.15 per share payable to stockholders of record on April 16. Seacroft received the dividend on April 25 and ultimately sells half of the Kebo stock on November 17 of the current year for $29.40 per share less a brokeage fee of $250. The journal entry to record the dividend on April 25 is:

A) Debit cash 9,200; credit Gain on Sale of investments 9,200

B) Debit cash 8,388; credit Dividend Revenue 8,388

C) Debit cash 8,388; credit Interest Revenue 8,388

D) Debit cash 9,200; credit Dividend Revenue 9,200

E) Debit cash 9,200; credit Interest Revenue 9,200


2. Refer to the following selected financial information from Hansen's LLC. Compute the company's return on total assets for Year 2.

Year 2 Year 1

Net sales 481000 426750

Cost of goods sold 276800 250620

Interest expense 10,200 11200

Net income before tax 67750 53180

Net income after tax 46550 40400

Total assets 318100 291000

Total liabilities 178900 167800

Total equity 139200 123200


A) 2.7%

B) 22.2%

C) 14.6%

D)15.3%

E) 9.7%


Explanation / Answer

1) D) Debit cash 9,200; credit Dividend Revenue 9,200

9200 = 1.15 * 8000


2) 46550 * 100 / 318100 = 14.6%

C) 14.6%