Reference no: EM132868320
Question - On Jan. 1, 2019, Gulane Corporation had the following balances in its shareholders' equity accounts:
Ordinary shares, 5 par 500,000
Share Premium-Ordinary 2,000,000
Retained Earnings 7,000,000
On March 28, the corporation purchased 10,000 shares as treasury stock at 15 per share. On April 10, it sold 4,000 of the treasury shares at 14 per share. On July 5, it sold 2,000 shares at 16 per share.
Required -
1. Calculate the number of shares issued and the number of shares outstanding on Jan. 1, Mar. 31, June 30, and Sept. 30, 2019 assuming no other equity transactions occurred.
2. Prepare the journal entries for the treasury stock transactions.
3. Why would a corporation buy its own shares of stock?