Underwood Company's only treasury stock transactions for the current year follow: (1) 2,000 shares of its common stock were purchased on June 1 for $80,000; (2) On July 1 it reissued 500 of these shares at $45 per share; (3) On August 1 it reissued an additional 500 treasury shares at $38 per share. 1) Prepare the journal entries required to record these transactions.2) Calculate the balance in Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock, on September 1 assuming its beginning-year balance is zero.

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1) Jun 1Treasury Stock, Common …………………………80,000?
?  Cash ………………………………………….?80,000
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July 1Cash (500 * $45) …………………………………22,500?
?  Treasury Stock, Common (500 * $40) ………?20,000
?  Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock ……………..?2,500
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August 1Cash (500 * $38) …………………………………19,000?
?Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock …………………1,000?
?  Treasury Stock, Common (500 * $40) ……?20,000
2) There is a credit balance in Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock of $1,500:  
$2,500 ? $1,000 =  $1,500

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