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Computing Number of Shares
The charter of Vista West Corporation specifies that it is authorized to issue 212,000 shares of common stock. Since the company was incorporated, it has sold a total of 145,000 shares (at $16 per share) to the public. It has bought back a total of 15,000. The par value of the stock is $6. When the stock was bought back from the public, the market price was $23.
Required:
1. Determine the authorized shares.
2. Determine the issued shares.
3. Determine the outstanding shares.

Respuesta :

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

1. Determine the authorized shares.

The authorized share simply refers to the maximum number of shares that can be issued by a particular company. In this case, the authorised share is 212000.

2. Determine the issued shares.

The issued share simply means the shares sold. In this case, the answer is 145000 shares.

3. Determine the outstanding shares.

The outstanding shares will be:

= 145000 - 15000

= 130000

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