Renee has been told that by creating an acronym of a list of items might help her remember the items more easily (such as OCEAN for the Big 5 personality traits). This memory improvement technique is referred to as:

Which of the following actions will decrease the amount of Total Stockholders' Equity?

A) cash dividend declared B) stock split C) stock dividend declared D) repayment of bond principal

Which of the following actions could increase the balance in the Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par—Common account?

A) cash dividend declared B) stock split C) 10% stock dividend declared D) purchase of treasury stock