At December 31, 2010, the balance sheet of Meca International included the following shareholders' equity accounts: Required:

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At December 31, 2010, the balance sheet of Meca International included the following shareholders' equity accounts:


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Assuming that Meca International views its share buybacks as treasury stock, record the appropriate journal entry for each of the following transactions:

1. On February 12, 2011, Meca reacquired 1 million common shares at $13 per share.

2. On June 9, 2012, Meca reacquired 2 million common shares at $10 per share.

3. On May 25, 2013, Meca sold 2 million treasury shares at $15 per share—determine cost as the weighted-average cost of treasury shares.

4. For the previous transaction, assume Meca determines the cost of treasury shares by the FIFO method.


Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077400163

6th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson

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