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Finding Amounts Missing from the Stockholders' Equity SectionThe stockholders’ equity...

Finding Amounts Missing from the Stockholders' Equity Section

The stockholders’ equity section on the December 31, 2009, balance sheet of Chemfast Corporation  follows:

Stockholders’ Equity

 

Contributed capital

 

Preferred stock (par $20; authorized 10,000 shares, ? issued, of which 500 shares are held as treasury stock)

$100,000

Common stock (no-par; authorized 20,000 shares, issued and outstanding 8,000 shares)

600,000

Contributed capital (includes $1,500 from treasury stock transactions)

16,500

Retained earnings

34,000

Cost of treasury stock, preferred

(9,500)

Required:

Complete the following statements and show your computations.

1.  The number of shares of preferred stock issued was ________.


2.  The number of shares of preferred stock outstanding was _________.


3.  The average sale price of the preferred stock when issued was $_________ per share.


4.  Have the treasury stock transactions (a) increased corporate resources or (b) decreased resources ? __________ By how much? __________.


5.  The treasury stock transactions increased (decreased) stockholders’ equity by _______.


6.  How much did the treasury stock held cost per share? $__________.


7.  Total stockholders’ equity is $__________.


8. The average issue price of the common stock was $___________.

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