Badger Corporation issued 5,000 shares of its $5 par value common stock in payment for attorney services billed at $40,000. Badger Corporation's stock has been actively trading at $8 per share. The journal entry for this transaction would include a:   A. debit to Legal Expense $25,000.   B. credit to Common Stock $15,000.   C. credit to Paid−in Capital in Excess of Par—Common $40,000.   D. debit to Legal Expense $40,000.

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Badger Corporation issued 5,000 shares of its $5 par value common stock in payment for attorney services billed at $40,000. Badger Corporation's stock has been actively trading at $8 per share. The journal entry for this transaction would include a:

 
A.
debit to Legal Expense
$25,000.
 
B.
credit to Common Stock
$15,000.
 
C.
credit to
Paid−in
Capital in Excess of
Par—Common
$40,000.
 
D.
debit to Legal Expense
$40,000.
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