is a term used to describe the effect of $1 in cost savings increasing pre tax profits by $1 and a $1 increase in sales increasing pre tax profits only by $1 multiplied by the pretax profit margin.

On january 1, vermont corporation had 40,000 shares of $10 par value common stock issued and outstanding. all 40,000 shares has been issued in a prior period at $20.00 per share. on february 1, vermont purchased 3,750 shares of treasury stock for $24 per share and later sold the treasury shares for $21 per share on march 1. the journal entry to record the purchase of the treasury shares on february 1 would include a credit to treasury stock for $90,000 debit to treasury stock for $90,000 credit to a gain account for $112,500 debit to a loss account for $112,500

Acompany recorded a check in its accounting records as $87. however, the check was actually written for $78 and it cleared the bank as $78. what adjustment is needed to the personal statement? a. decrease by $9 b. increase by $9 c. decrease by $18 d. increase by $9

The green fiddle has declared a $5 per share dividend. suppose capital gains are not taxed, but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. new irs regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. green fiddle stock sells for $71.50 per share, and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. what will the ex-dividend price be?