Reference no: EM132671998
Question - Bramble Corp.'s balance sheet reported the following:
Capital stock outstanding, 8,500 shares, par $30 per share $255,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par 83,900
Retained earnings 108,500
The following transactions occurred this year:
(a) Purchased 190 shares of capital stock to be held as treasury stock, paying $56 per share.
(b) Sold 140 of the shares of treasury stock at $61 per share.
(c) Sold the remaining shares of treasury stock at $49 per share.
Required - Prepare the journal entry for these transactions under the cost method of accounting for treasury stock.