Chapter 15: 7E (page 813)
Joe Dumars Company has outstanding 40,000 shares of \(5 par common stock, which had been issued at \)30 per share. Joe Dumars then entered into the following transactions.
- Purchased 5,000 treasury shares at \(45 per share.
- Resold 2,000 of the treasury shares at \)49 per share.
- Resold 500 of the treasury shares at $40 per share.
Instructions
Use the following code to indicate the effect each of the three transactions has on the financial statement categories listed in the table below, assuming Joe Dumars Company uses the cost method (I = Increase; D = Decrease; NE = No effect).
# | Asset | Liabilities | Stockholders鈥 Equity | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Net Income |
1 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
3 |
Short Answer
Purchasing treasury shares will decrease asset and stockholders鈥 accounts. Reselling treasury share will result in increased asset, stockholders鈥 equity, and paid-in capital account. Liabilities retained earnings, and net income will remain unaffected while preparing the transactions.