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A company had the following stockholders' equity section on its balance sheet on January 1, 2008:Common stock, $2 par, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding$20,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par-common 40,000 Retained earnings 10,000 Total stockholders' equity $70,000 .
All common shares were originally sold for $6 each. On February 16, the company reacquired 3,000 shares of common stock at $15 per share. 500 of these treasury shares were reissued at $20 on June 1 and 1,500 of these shares were reissued at $12 on June 15. Determine the total stockholders equity after recording these events, if no other transactions impacting the stockholders equity occurred.
a.$53,000
b.$70,000
c.$55,000
d.$66,000
Beginning balances are given, and transactions’ effects are adjusted to those beginning balance to find the Ending balance.
Beginning balance |
Feb 16 Effect |
June 1 Effect |
June 15 Effect |
Ending Balance |
|
Common Stock |
$ 20,000 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 20,000 |
Paid in Capital in excess of Par - Common |
$ 40,000 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 40,000 |
Paid in Capital - Treasury Stock |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 2,500 |
$ (2,500) |
$ - |
Retained Earnings |
$ 10,000 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ (2,000) |
$ 8,000 |
Total |
$ 70,000 |
$ - |
$ 2,500 |
$ (4,500) |
$ 68,000 |
Less: Treasury Stock |
$ - |
$ 45,000 |
$ (7,500) |
$ (22,500) |
$ 15,000 |
Total Stockholder's Equity |
$ 70,000 |
$ (45,000) |
$ 10,000 |
$ 18,000 |
$ 53,000 = ANSWER |