Answer:
225,000 shares
Step-by-step explanation:
A company's shares outstanding refers to the total number of shares investors currently own.
Beck Corp. issued 200,000 shares of common stock when it began operations in year 1 and issued an additional 100,000 shares in year 2.
In year 3, Beck purchased 75,000 shares of its common stock and held it in Treasury.
At December 31, year 3, the number of shares of Beck's common stock were outstanding is
200,000 shares in year 1
100,000 shares in year 2
Total Common Stock = 300,000
less: Treasury Stock of 75,000
Outstanding Stock = 225,000 shares