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  • Jul 29, 2012, 11:51 PM
    Jem100
    Journal Entries for Corporation Stock and Stockholder's equity
    The C.C. Ellis Corporation at October 31st of this year showed the following amounts in its stockholders equity section of its balance sheet:

    Common Stock,$6 par value/ 150,000 shares authorized, 100/000 shares issued and outstanding... $ 600/000
    Additional Paid-in Capital... 260,000
    Retained Earnings... 840,000
    Total Stockholders' Equity $1,700,000

    On November 4th/ the corporation bought back 20,000 shares of its own common stock for $16 per share. On December 1st it sold 8/000 of those shares for $20 per share and on December 15th sold an additional 8,000 of the shares for $8 per share. The remaining shares were retained by the company through the end of the year.

    Required: 1) Give the journal entries necessary to record the purchase and resale of the corporation's stock.
    2) Present the stockholders' equity of C.C. Ellis Corporation at December 31st

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