Answer:
a. Common stock acquired by the company in the open market & recorded as negative equity
Explanation:
A stock which is buy back from the market at market rate issued by the company. It reduces the total outstanding shares of the company. It is the difference of Number of share issued and Number of share outstanding. Its account is consider as contra equity account. So the correct option is a. Common stock acquired by the company in the open market & recorded as negative equity.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "A": Common stock acquired by the company in the open market & recorded as negative equity.
Explanation:
Treasury Stock is the legal stock of a corporation that it keeps for later use in its treasury. Usually, a firm buys its treasury stock on the open market. Treasury stock may also exist because not all of the outstanding shares were sold by the issuing company. Treasury stock is a counter-equity account reported in the balance sheet portion of the shareholder's equities.
