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SDSU Repurchasing of Shares Does Not Affect the Revenue or Expense Questions

 

A corporation reacquires 60,000 shares of its own $10 par common stock for $3,000,000, recording it at cost.

Please answer the following:

(1) What effect does this transaction have on revenue or expense of the period?

(2) What effect does this transaction have on stockholders’ equity?