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Shareholders' Equity
Indicate the Effect of Each of the Following

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Shareholders' equity
Indicate the effect of each of the following transactions on total shareholders' equity by placing an "X" in the appropriate column.  Increase  Decrease  No Effect  1. Dedaration of a cash dividend  2. Operating loss for the period.  3. Retirement of bonds at more than carrying value.  4. Dedaration of a stock dividend  5. Exchanging common shares for machinery.  6. Conversion of bonds into common shares.  7. Not declaring a dividend on cumulative preferred shares.  8. Payment of a cash dividend. \begin{array}{ll}& \text{ Increase } & \text{ Decrease }& \text{ No Effect } \\\\\text{ 1. Dedaration of a cash dividend } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \\\\ \text{ 2. Operating loss for the period. } & ---- & ---- & ---- &\\\\ \text{ 3. Retirement of bonds at more than carrying value. } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \\\\ \text{ 4. Dedaration of a stock dividend } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \\\\ \text{ 5. Exchanging common shares for machinery. } & ---- & ---- & ---- &\\\\ \text{ 6. Conversion of bonds into common shares. } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \\\\ \text{ 7. Not declaring a dividend on cumulative preferred shares. } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \\\\ \text{ 8. Payment of a cash dividend. } & ---- & ---- & ---- & \end{array}

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