Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
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ISBN: 9781260464924
Author: BLOCK
Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Publishers
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Chapter 18, Problem 8DQ
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To explain: The treatment of a stock split on a corporation’s financial statements.

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Stock split:

A corporate procedure through which a company’s management divides its current shares to increase the shares outstanding is termed as stock split. It helps in boosting the liquidity of shares.

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