J Corporation issued 400,000 ordinary shares when it began operations in 2019 and issued an additional 200,000 shares in the same year. J Corporation also issued preferred shares convertible into 200,000 ordinary shares. In 2019, J Corporation purchased 150,000 ordinary shares and held it in treasury. At December 31, 2019, how many shares of J Corporation’s ordinary share capital were outstanding? a.600,000         b.650,000         c.450,000 d.800,000

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Chapter16: Retained Earnings And Earnings Per Share
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 10MC
icon
Related questions
Question
100%

J Corporation issued 400,000 ordinary shares when it began operations in 2019 and issued an additional 200,000 shares in the same year. J Corporation also issued preferred shares convertible into 200,000 ordinary shares. In 2019, J Corporation purchased 150,000 ordinary shares and held it in treasury. At December 31, 2019, how many shares of J Corporation’s ordinary share capital were outstanding?

a.600,000        

b.650,000        
c.450,000
d.800,000        
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Consolidations
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337690881
Author:
Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:
Cengage Learning