Reference no: EM132957046
Oriole Company's balance sheet reported the following:
Capital stock outstanding, 4,000 shares, par $30 per share $120,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par 83,700
Retained earnings 118,000
The following transactions occurred this year:
(a) Purchased 210 shares of capital stock to be held as treasury stock, paying $58 per share.
(b) Sold 160 of the shares of treasury stock at $63 per share.
(c) Sold the remaining shares of treasury stock at $49 per share.
Problem 1: Prepare the journal entry for these transactions under the cost method of accounting for treasury stock.