Question

On 3/1/14 Fox Corp bought back 1,000 shares of their common stock for $15 per share. There were no shares in the treasury prior to that. On 5/23/14 they sold 200 of those shares for $17 each. On 6/19/14 they sold another 400 shares of those shares for $10 per share. Consider writing out all of your entries on scratch paper to assist you in answering questions 31 and 32. What will the remaining balance in the treasury stock account be after all of the above transactions have been recorded

Answer 1

Answer:

For question (31) $ 6000 (32) The net impact on retained earning is         1600 (Which is a negative

Explanation:

Question 31

                                                 No. Rate   Value

Purchase of Treasury Stock   1000       15              15000  

Less: Sold on 5/23/14              200        15              3000  

Less: Sold on 6/19/14               400        15              6000  

Net remaining value                                                 6000

Note: to calculate the closing value of treasury stock, rate of selling stock need to be taken same as of date of purchase.

For question 31 the answer is $ 6000

Question 32

Impact on retained earning on first sale

                                                         No. Rate     Value

Sale VALUE                                      200 17         3400  

Less: Purchase of Treasury Stock  200 15         3000

Credit Retained earning                                             400

Impact on retained earning on second sale

                                                          No. Rate     Value

Sale VALUE                                       400 10         4000  

Less: Purchase of Treasury Stock   400 15         6000

Debit Retained earning                                            -2000

Net Impact on retained earning         1600 (Negative i.e. Debit)

Therefore the remaining balance in the treasury stock account be after all of the above transactions have been recorded is $6000

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