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he following partial information is taken from the comparative balance sheet of

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Question

he following partial information is taken from the comparative balance sheet of Levi Corporation:

  

(72 million)  

(50 million)

$720 million   

$544 million   


How many of Levi's common shares were outstanding on 12/31/2015?

14 million.

9 million.

5 million.

None of these answer choices is correct.

  Shareholders’ equity 12/31/2016 12/31/2015   Common stock, $5 par value; 20 million shares authorized; 15 million   shares issued and 9 million shares outstanding at 12/31/2016; and   ____million shares issued and ____shares outstanding at 12/31/2015. $75 million    $45 million      Additional paid-in capital on common stock 520 million    392 million      Retained earnings 197 million    157 million      Treasury common stock, at cost, 6 million shares at 12/31/2016 and 4   million shares at 12/31/2015

(72 million)  

(50 million)

  Total shareholders’ equity

$720 million   

$544 million   

Explanation / Answer

No. of Common shares outstanding = Par value of shares outstanding / Par value per share = $45 milllion/$5 per share = 9 million shares

Hence, Answer is 9 million