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2168. Retained earnings are ?

an indication of a company’s liquidity
the same as cash in the bank
not important when determining dividends
the cumulative earnings of the company after dividends.
✅ The correct answer is D.
Retained earnings are the cumulative earnings of the company after dividends. Retained earnings are the profits that a company has earned to date, less any dividends or other distributions paid to investors. This amount is adjusted whenever there is an entry to the accounting records that impacts a revenue or expense account.

205. The parties to joint venture are called

Friends
Principal and agent
Partners
Co-ventures
✅ The correct answer is D.
The parties to joint venture are called Co-ventures. With individuals, when two or more persons come together to form a temporary partnership for the purpose of carrying out a particular project, such partnership can also be called a joint venture where the parties are “co-venturers”.

2172. Method, which allocates cost of support department for operating departments by recognizing all mutual services provided is classified as

indirect method
direct method
step down method
reciprocal method
✅ The correct answer is D.
Method, which allocates cost of support department for operating departments by recognizing all mutual services provided is classified as reciprocal method. In the reciprocal method, the relationship between the service departments is recognized. This means service department costs are allocated to and from the other service departments.

2176. The law of variable proportions come into being when

There are only two variable factors
There is a fixed factor and a variable factor
All factors are variable
Variable factors yield less
✅ The correct answer is B.
The law of variable proportions come into being when there is a fixed factor and a variable factor. The law of variable proportions states that as the quantity of one factor is increased, keeping the other factors fixed, the marginal product of that factor will eventually decline.

2160. Which of the following factors influence(s) the capital structure of a business entity?

Bargaining power with the suppliers
Demand for the product of the company
Technology adopted
Adequate of the assets to meet any sudden spurt in demand
✅ The correct answer is C.
Technology adopted factors influence the capital structure of a business entity. The capital structure is how a firm finances its overall operations and growth by using different sources of funds.
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