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It refers to the amount of accumulated profits and gains realized out of the normal and continuous operations of the corporation after deducting therefrom distributions to stockholders and transfers to capital stock or other accounts, and which is not appropriated for definite corporate expansion projects or programs, not covered by a restriction for dividend declaration under a loan agreement, and not required to be retained under special circumstances obtaining in the corporation, such as when there is a need for a special reserve for probable contingencies.Group of answer choicesStock dividendsBonded indebtednessCash dividendsUnrestricted retained earnings

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It refers to the amount of accumulated profits and gains realized out of the normal and continuous operations of the corporation after deducting therefrom distributions to stockholders and transfers to capital stock or other accounts, and which is not appropriated for definite corporate expansion projects or programs, not covered by a restriction for dividend declaration under a loan agreement, and not required to be retained under special circumstances obtaining in the corporation, such as when there is a need for a special reserve for probable contingencies.Group of answer choicesStock dividendsBonded indebtednessCash dividendsUnrestricted retained earnings

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The term described in the question refers to Unrestricted Retained Earnings. These are profits that a company has earned and not yet distributed to shareholders, which are not set aside for specific business purposes.

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