Answer? ? Financial accounting question ABC Corporation decides to repurchase 2,500 shares of its$5 par value common stock at $8 per share. The companyhad originally issued these shares at $10 per share. What isthe impact of this treasury stock purchase on totalstockholders' equity?a. decrease by $12,500b. decrease by $20,000c. decrease by $25,000d. decrease by $15,000

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