Green Corporation had 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2008. On May 1, Green

Question:

Green had 200,000 shares of outstanding on January 1, 2008. On May 1, Green issued 30,000 shares.
(a) Compute the weighted average number of shares outstanding if the 30,000 shares were issued for cash.
(b) Compute the weighted-average number of shares outstanding if the 30,000 shares were issued in a stock dividend.

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