Problem of Financial Accounting: The charter of a corporation provides for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. Assume that 85,000 shares were originally issued and 5,000 were subsequently reacquired. What is the number of shares outstanding?

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Problem of Financial Accounting: The charter of a corporation provides for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. Assume that 85,000 shares were originally issued and 5,000 were subsequently reacquired. What is the number of shares outstanding?

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