MacArthur Company began operations on March 1, 2015 . The corporate charter authorized issuance of 3,000 shares of $2 par value common stock. MacArthur sold all of the stock on March 1 . On May 1, MacArthur repurchased 2,000 of the outstanding shares. On May 14, MacArthur sold 1,200 of the treasury shares. On June 1, MacArthur declared a 2-for-1 stock split. As a result of the split, what

occurred?
a. Assets declined.
b. Stockholders' equity increased.
c. Stockholders' equity decreased.
d. Total stockholders' equity stayed the same.


d

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