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Recording and reporting treasury stock transactionsThe following information pertains to S...

Recording and reporting treasury stock transactions

The following information pertains to Smoot Corp. at January 1, 2012.

Common stock, $10 par, 10,000 shares authorized

2,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

$20,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par, common stock

15,000

Retained earnings

65,000

Smoot Corp. completed the following transactions during 2012:

1.Issued 1,000 shares of $10 par common stock for $28 per share.

2.Repurchased 200 shares of its own common stock for $25 per share.

3.Resold 50 shares of treasury stock for $26 per share.

Required

a.How many shares of common stock were outstanding at the end of the period?


b. How many shares of common stock had been issued at the end of the period?


c. Organize the transactions data in accounts under the accounting equation.


d. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet reflecting these transactions. Include the number of shares authorized, issued, and outstanding in the description of the common stock.

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