Consider each of the following transactions separately from every other transaction: a. Issuance of 20,000 shares of

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Consider each of the following transactions separately from every other transaction:

a. Issuance of 20,000 shares of $10 par common at $17

b. Purchase of 1,500 shares of treasury stock (par value $0.75) at $3 per share

c. Issuance of a 15 percent stock dividend; before the dividend, 80,000 shares of $5 par common stock were outstanding and market value was $11 at the time of the dividend

d. Sale of 1,000 shares of $1 par treasury stock for $3 per share; cost of the treasury stock was $2 per share

e. Split stock 5-for-1; prior to the split, 80,000 shares of $3 par common were outstanding

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Identify whether each transaction increased, decreased, or did not change total stockholders' equity.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134436111

4th edition

Authors: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright

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