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Q1. Grant, Inc. had 60,000 shares of treasury stock ($10 par value) at December 31, 2014, which it acquired at $11 per share. On June 4, 2015, Grant issued 30,000 treasury shares to employees who exercised options under Grant's employee stock option plan. The market value per share was $13 at December 31, 2014, $15 at June 4, 2015, and $18 at December 31, 2015. The stock options had been granted for $12 per share. The cost method is used. What is the balance of the treasury stock on Grant's balance sheet at December 31, 2015?
Q2. Pember Corporation started business in 2009 by issuing 200,000 shares of $20 par common stock for $36 each. In 2014, 25,000 of these shares were purchased for $52 per share by Pember Corporation and held as treasury stock. On June 15, 2015, these 25,000 shares were exchanged for a piece of property that had an assessed value of $1,010,000. Pember's stock is actively traded and had a market price of $60 on June 15, 2015. The cost method is used to account for treasury stock. The amount of paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions resulting from the above events would be?