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
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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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