The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc. includ

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The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc. included the following accounts at December 31, 2015: Shareholders' Equity ($ in millions) Common stock, 390 million shares at $1 par $ 390 Paid-in capital—excess of par 3,510 Paid-in capital—share repurchase 2 Retained earnings 2,900 Required: 1. During 2016, TNL Systems reacquired shares of its common stock and later sold shares in two separate transactions. Prepare the entries for both the purchase and subsequent resale of the shares assuming the shares are viewed as treasury stock. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).) a. On February 5, 2016, TNL Systems purchased 9 million shares at $14 per share. b. On July 9, 2016, the corporation sold 4 million shares at $16 per share. c. On November 14, 2018, the corporation sold 4 million shares at $11 per share.

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5-2-2016 Treasury stock (9*14).................$126000000

To cash.....................................................126000000

9-7-2016 Cash (4*16)...............................$64000000

To treasury(4*14)........................................56000000

To Paid in capital - treasury stock(4*2).........8000000

14-11-2018 Cash (4*11)...........................$44000000

Paid in capital Treasury stock(4*3) $12000000

To treasury stock....................................$56000000

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