Listed below are selected accounts and their balances at the beginning of the fiscal year for Lucy Corporation. Lucy Corporation produces medical beds for use in hospitals. Preferred 4% Stock, $90 par, (100,000 shares authorized, 85,000 issued) 7,650,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par - Preferred Stock 425,000 Common Stock, $8 par (4,000,000 shares authorized, 2,000,000 issued) 16,000,000 Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par - Common Stock 1,500,000 Retained Earnings 63,280,000 The following transactions occurred during the last half of the year. All stock was issued/sold for cash. Jun. 12 Bought 90,000 shares of treasury common stock for $9 per share. Jul. 7 Sold 60,000 shares of treasury common for $12.50 per share. Aug. 19 Issued 5,000 shares of preferred 4% stock at $100 per share. Oct. 5 Issued 500,000 shares of common stock at $15 per share. Oct. 31 Sold 12,000 shares of treasury common stock for $8 per share. Dec. 31 Declared cash dividends of $1.80 per share on preferred stock and $.06 per share on common stock. Instructions: Journalize the above journal entries.

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Listed below are selected accounts and their balances at the beginning of the fiscal year for Lucy Corporation.
Lucy Corporation produces medical beds for use in hospitals.

Preferred 4% Stock, $90 par, (100,000 shares authorized, 85,000 issued) 7,650,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par - Preferred Stock 425,000
Common Stock, $8 par (4,000,000 shares authorized, 2,000,000 issued) 16,000,000
Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par - Common Stock 1,500,000
Retained Earnings 63,280,000
The following transactions occurred during the last half of the year. All stock was issued/sold for cash.
Jun. 12 Bought 90,000 shares of treasury common stock for $9 per share.
Jul. 7 Sold 60,000 shares of treasury common for $12.50 per share.
Aug. 19 Issued 5,000 shares of preferred 4% stock at $100 per share.
Oct. 5 Issued 500,000 shares of common stock at $15 per share.
Oct. 31 Sold 12,000 shares of treasury common stock for $8 per share.
Dec. 31 Declared cash dividends of $1.80 per share on preferred stock and $.06 per share on common stock.

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Journalize the above journal entries. 

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Treasury stock

When the shares that are issued in the market are certainly bought back by them, then those shares are classified as treasury stock. It could be then sold either at a profit or a loss depending on the market values and par values.

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