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14. Matterhorn Company’s charter allows it to sell 250,000 shares of $2 par value common stock. To
date, the firm has sold 100,000 shares for a total of $600,000. Matterhorn has reacquired 4,000
shares from shareholders at a price of $8 per share. Retained earnings equals $250,000.
What total amount of contributed capital should Mattherhorn report?
What amount should be reported for the Common Stock account?
What was the average selling price of each share of common stock?
How many shares of stock are outstanding?
What amount should be reported for stockholders’ equity?
15. Brechner Corporation’s charter allows it to sell 400,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. To
date the firm has sold 150,000 shares for a total of $1,050,000. Brechner has reacquired 3,000
shares from shareholders at a price of $10 per share. Retained earnings equals $350,000.
What total amount of contributed capital should Brechner report?
What amount should be reported for the Common Stock account?
What was the average selling price of each share of common stock?
How many shares of stock are outstanding?
What amount should be reported for stockholders’ equity?
Contributed capital = $1,050,000
Common Stock = $150,000 = 150,000 × $1
Average selling price = $7 ($1,050,000/150,000)
Shares of stock outstanding = 147,000 (150,000 – 3,000)
a.
Contributed capital = $600,000
c.
Average selling price = $6 ($600,000/100,000)
d.
Shares of stock outstanding = 96,000 (100,000 – 4,000)
e.
$818,000