A corporation reacquires 60,000 shares of its own $10 par common stock for $3,000,000, recording it at cost.  a) what effect does this transaction have on revenue or expense of the period?  b) what effect does it have on stockholders' equity?

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A corporation reacquires 60,000 shares of its own $10 par common stock for $3,000,000, recording it at cost. 

a) what effect does this transaction have on revenue or expense of the period? 

b) what effect does it have on stockholders' equity

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