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treasury stock
P5. Rolex Company was involved in the following treasury stock transactions during 2014:
a.    Purchased 80,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock on the market for $2.50 per share.
b.    Purchased 16,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock on the market for $2.80 per share.
c.     Sold 44,000 shares purchased in (a) for $131,000.
d.    Sold the other 36,000 shares purchased in (a) for $72,000.
e.     Sold 6,000 of the remaining shares of treasury stock for $1.60 per share.
f.     Retired all the remaining shares of treasury stock. All shares originally were issued at
$1.50 per share.
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reQUIreD
1.   Record the treasury stock transactions using T accounts.
2.   aCCounting ConneCtion ▶ What is the reasoning behind treating the purchase of treasury stock as a reduction in stockholders’ equity as opposed to treating it as an investment asset?
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