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Use online resources to work on this chapter's questions. Please note that website information changes over time, and these changes may limit your ability to answer some of these questions. Clothing retailer Abercrombie \& Fitch enjoyed phenomenal success in the late $1990$s. Between $1996$ and $2000$, its sales grew almost fourfold-from $\$ 335$ million to more than $\$ 1.2$ billion-and its stock price soared by more than $500 \%$. However, in $2002$, its growth rate had begun to slow down, and Abercrombie had a hard time meeting its quarterly earnings targets. As a result, the stock price in late $2002$ was about half of what it was $3$ years earlier. Abercrombie's struggles resulted from increased competition, a sluggish economy, and the challenges of staying ahead of the fashion curve. From late $2002$ until November $2007$, the company's stock rebounded strongly; however, its stock price declined during the $2008$ economic downturn. Its stock price rebounded until late October $2011$, when it began a downward trend again. Its stock price started to rise again in early $2013$, but has been on a downward trend since that time. Questions remain about the firm's long-term growth prospects. However, the company has been cutting costs and improving productivity with its focus on the supply chain. In addition, it has been actively repurchasing shares, indicating that management believes its shares are undervalued. The company continues to steadily expand stores abroad while closing underperforming domestic stores. Given the questions about Abercrombie's future growth rate, analysts have focused on the company's earnings reports. Financial websites such as Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, and MSN Money provide information on the company's recent earnings history along with a summary of analysts' earnings forecasts. Have analysts made any significant changes to their forecasted earnings for Abercrombie \& Fitch in the past few months? Explain.
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The ledger of Wade Corporation at December 31, 2014, after the books have been closed, contains the following stockholders’ equity accounts. Preferred Stock (10,000 shares issued) $1,000,000 Common Stock (300,000 shares issued) 1,500,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value—Preferred Stock 200,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common Stock 1,600,000 Retained Earnings 2,860,000 A review of the accounting records reveals this information: 1. Preferred stock is 8%,$100 par value, noncumulative. Since January 1, 2013, 10,000 shares have been outstanding; 20,000 shares are authorized. 2. Common stock is no-par with a stated value of $5 per share; 600,000 shares are authorized. 3. The January 1, 2014, balance in Retained Earnings was$2,380,000. 4. On October 1, 60,000 shares of common stock were sold for cash at $9 per share. 5. A cash dividend of$400,000 was declared and properly allocated to preferred and common stock on November 1. No dividends were paid to preferred stockholders in 2013. 6. Net income for the year was $880,000. 7. On December 31, 2014, the directors authorized disclosure of a$160,000 restriction of retained earnings for plant expansion. (Use Note A.) ***Instructions*** (b) Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31.
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