The 2013 annual report for General Mills disclosed that 1 billion shares of common stock have been

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The 2013 annual report for General Mills disclosed that 1 billion shares of common stock have been authorized. At the end of 2012, 755 million shares had been issued and the number of shares in treasury stock was 106 million. During 2013, the only common share transactions were that 16 million common shares were reissued from treasury and 24 million common shares were pur-chased and held as treasury stock.
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Determine the number of common shares (a) issued, (b) in treasury, and (c) outstanding at the end of 2013. Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0078025914

5th edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby

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