Project Summary: homework accounting 9 question due day tomorrow. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of ownership Record the issuance of common stock Contrast preferred stock with common stock and bonds payable Account for treasury stock Describe retained earnings and record cash dividends Explain the effect of stock dividends and stock splits Prepare and analyze the stockholders equity section of a balance sheet and the statement of stockholders equity Evaluate company performance using information on stockholders equity (Analysis) Explain financing alternatives Identify the characteristics of bonds Determine the price of a bond issue Account for the issuance of bonds Record the retirement of bonds Identify other major long-term liabilities Make financial decisions using long-term liability ratios (Analysis)