Question - A Company has 100,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding that was originally issued for $18 per share. In the current year, when the price of this stock increased to $60 per share, the company's board of directors issued a two-for-one stock split. The price of the stock immediately fell to $30 per share. By what amount should the company reduce its Retained Earnings balance as a result of this split?
a zero
b 1 million
c 3 million
d 6 million