Pomona Corporation issued 60,000 shares of \(\$ 3\) par value common stock at \(\$ 21\) per share and 9,000 shares of \(\$ 30\) par value, ten percent preferred stock at \(\$ 85\) per share. Later, the company purchased 2,000 shares of its own common stock at \(\$ 23\) per share.

a. Prepare the journal entries to record the share issuances and the purchase of the common shares.

b. Assume that Pomona sold 1,500 shares of the treasury stock at \(\$ 30\) per share. Prepare the general journal entry to record the sale of this treasury stock.

c. Assume that Pomona sold the remaining 500 shares of treasury stock at \(\$ 20\) per share. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of this treasury stock.