Monk Corporation had 20,000 common shares on January 1, 2014. On March 1, 5,000 shares were repurchased.

Question:

Monk Corporation had 20,000 common shares on January 1, 2014. On March 1, 5,000 shares were repurchased. On June 1 and September 30, 6,000 and 10,000 shares were issued, respectively. Calculate

(a) The number of shares issued at December 31, 2014, and

(b) The weighted average number of shares?

Corporation
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