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Shareholders' Equity
the Shareholders' Equity Section of the Balance Sheet

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Shareholders' equity
The shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet of Creative Corporation at December 31, 2009, appears as follows:
 Shareholders’Equity 5% ron-cumulative preferenoe share, $100 par; 10,000 shares authorized, ?shares issued 800,000 Orlinary share, $3 par, 100,000 shares authorized, 50,000 shares issued, of which ?? are held in treasuy 150,000 Share preminimFrom issuance of plefereme share 160,000 From issuance of ordinary share 550,000 From treasuy share trancaction 6,000 From ordinary share dividends130,000 Total issued and fully paid capital $1,796,000Retained eaming: ( $40,000 equal to cost of treasuy share is not available for dividends) 750,000$2,546,000 Less: treasuy share (at cost: 5,000 ordinaryshares) (40,000) Total hhareholders’ equity $2,506,000\begin{array}{llr} \text { Shareholders'Equity } &\\ \text {5\% ron-cumulative preferenoe share, \$100 par; 10,000 shares authorized, ?shares issued } &800,000\\ \text { Orlinary share, \$3 par, 100,000 shares authorized, 50,000 shares issued, of which ?? are held in treasuy } &150,000\\ \text { Share preminim} &\\ \text {From issuance of plefereme share } &160,000\\ \text { From issuance of ordinary share } &550,000\\\text { From treasuy share trancaction }&6,000\\\text { From ordinary share dividends}&130,000\\ \text { Total issued and fully paid capital } &\$1,796,000\\ \text {Retained eaming: ( \( \$ 40,000 \) equal to cost of treasuy share is not available for dividends) } &750,000\\ &\$2,546,000\\ \text { Less: treasuy share (at cost: 5,000 ordinaryshares) } &(40,000)\\ \text { Total hhareholders' equity } &\$2,506,000\\\end{array}
Answer the following questions based on the shareholders' equity section given above. The company had no treasury share transactions before 2007.
(a) What is the average price per share of preference share?
(b) How many shares of ordinary share are outstanding?
(c) A small stock dividend of 5,000 shares was declared and distributed during 2007. What was the market price per share on the date of declaration?
(d) If Creative Corporation had reacquired 7,000 shares of treasury share early in 2007, compute the price per share for which the reissued treasury share was sold.
(e) Assume all remaining treasury share is reissued at a price of $12 per share in January of 2008.
Give the journal entry to record this transaction.

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(a) ($800,000 + $160,000) blured image 8,000 shares ...

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