Common stock: These are the ordinary shares that a corporation issues to the investors in order to raise funds. In return, the investor receives a share of profit from the profits earned by the corporation.
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To prepare: the journal entry for the issuance of preferred stock transaction for Corporation M.
To prepare: the journal entry for the issuance of treasury stock transaction for Corporation M.
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