The 12/31/2018 balance sheet of Home Depot Inc. included the following:     Common stock, 25 million shares at $20 par $ 500 million   Paid-in capital—excess of par   3,000 million   Retained earnings   980 million                 In January 2018, Home Depot recorded a transaction with this journal entry:      Cash 150 million         Common stock       100  million   Paid-in capital—excess of par       50  million                     The transaction was for the:   a. Issue of 2 million shares of common stock at par b. Issue of common stock for $150 million in cash c. Receipt of $20 per share for a new stock issue d.All of these answer choices are correct

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The 12/31/2018 balance sheet of Home Depot Inc. included the following:

 

 

Common stock, 25 million shares at $20 par

$

500

million

 

Paid-in capital—excess of par

 

3,000

million

 

Retained earnings

 

980

million

 

           

 

In January 2018, Home Depot recorded a transaction with this journal entry

 

 

Cash

150

million

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

100

 million

 

Paid-in capital—excess of par

 

 

 

50

 million

 

               

 

The transaction was for the:


 

a. Issue of 2 million shares of common stock at par
b. Issue of common stock for $150 million in cash
c. Receipt of $20 per share for a new stock issue
d.All of these answer choices are correct
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