Question

Nouveaux Co. was incorporated at the beginning of this calendar year. Its articles of incorporation authorize 500,000 shares of common stock, of which 100,000 were issued immediately. On June 30, Nouveaux repurchased 10,000 shares to be held as treasury stock. On September 30, it effected a 3-for-1 stock split. Consequently, the number of shares outstanding at year end was

A) 1,500,000

B) 330,000

C) 300,000

D) 270,000

Answer 1

D) 270,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the outstanding number of shares is shown below:

= (Issued shares - treasury shares) × stock split ratio

= (100,000 shares - 10,000 shares) × 3

= 90,000 shares × 3

= 270,000 shares

Simply we deduct the treasury stock from the issued shares and then multiply it by the stock split ratio so that the correct amount of outstanding shares can come