Question

Carla Vista Enterprises buys back 600,000 shares of its stock from investors at $6.50 a share. Two years later, it reissues this stock for $6.00 a share. The stock reissue would be recorded with a debit to Cash for:

Answer 1

Debit to cash is $3,900,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The journal entry for recording this given transaction is as follows

Cash Dr (600,000 shares × $6.50) $3,900,000

To Additional paid in capital (600,000 shares × $0.50) $300,000

To Treasury stock (600,000 shares × $6.00) $3,600,000

(Being the stock reissued for cash is recorded)

for recording this we debited the cash as it increased the assets and credited the treasury stock as it reduced the treasury stock balance and credited the additional paid in capital