he following partial information is taken from the comparative balance sheet of Levi Corporation:

Shareholders equity	12/31/2016	12/31/2015
Common stock, $5 par value; 20 million shares authorized; 15 million shares issued and 9 million shares outstanding at 12/31/2016; and ____million shares issued and ____shares outstanding at 12/31/2015.	$75 million	$45 million
Additional paid-in capital on common stock	520 million	392 million
Retained earnings	197 million	157 million
Treasury common stock, at cost, 6 million shares at 12/31/2016 and 4 million shares at 12/31/2015	(72 million)	(50 million)
Total shareholders equity	$720 million	$544 million

How many of Levi's common shares were outstanding on 12/31/2015?

14 million.

9 million.

5 million.

None of these answer choices is correct.