Presented below is the stockholders' equity section of Oaks Corporation at December 31, 2014: Common stock, par value $20; authorized 75,000 shares;       issued and outstanding 45,000 shares                                        $   900,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par value                                                      350,000 Retained earnings                                                                                   300,000                                                                                                             $1,550,000 During 2015, the following transactions occurred relating to stockholders' equity: 3,000 shares were reacquired at $28 per share. 3,000 shares were reacquired at $35 per share. 1,800 shares of treasury stock were sold at $30 per share.   For the year ended December 31, 2015, Oaks reported net loss of $150,000. Assuming Oaks accounts for treasury stock under the cost method, what should it report as total stockholders' equity on its December 31, 2015, balance sheet? $1,265,000. $1,261,400. $1,565,000. $1,415,000.

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Presented below is the stockholders' equity section of Oaks Corporation at December 31, 2014:

Common stock, par value $20; authorized 75,000 shares;

      issued and outstanding 45,000 shares                                        $   900,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par value                                                      350,000

Retained earnings                                                                                   300,000

                                                                                                            $1,550,000

During 2015, the following transactions occurred relating to stockholders' equity:

3,000 shares were reacquired at $28 per share.

3,000 shares were reacquired at $35 per share.

1,800 shares of treasury stock were sold at $30 per share.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, Oaks reported net loss of $150,000. Assuming Oaks accounts for treasury stock under the cost method, what should it report as total stockholders' equity on its December 31, 2015, balance sheet?

  1. $1,265,000.
  2. $1,261,400.
  3. $1,565,000.
  4. $1,415,000.
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