Question

The corporate charter of Gagne Corporation allows the issuance of a maximum of 100,000 shares of common stock. During its first 2 years of operation, Gagne sold 70,000 shares to shareholders and reacquired 4,000 of these shares. After these transactions, how many shares are authorized, issued, and outstanding

Answer 1

Answer:

authorized 100,000

issued 70,000

outstanding 70,000 - 4,000 treasury stock = 66,000

Explanation:

The amount authorized doesn't change unless the company start  the legal procedure to do it.

The shares, once issued, can't be destroyed.

Te outstanding shares are the mount in the market, that will be the issued shaes less the treasury stock, which are shares in the company's possesion.