Five Thousand Shares of Common Stock with a Par Value

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Short Answer

Five thousand shares of common stock with a par value of $10 per share were issued initially at $12 per share. Subsequently, 1,000 of these shares were acquired as treasury stock at $15 per share. Assuming that the par value method of accounting for treasury stock transactions is used, what is the effect of the acquisition of the treasury stock on each of the following?

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Party

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Proletariat

The class of workers or laborers who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor to survive.

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