On december 1, 2014, abel corporation exchanged 40,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock held in treasury for a used machine. the treasury shares were acquired by abel at a cost of $40 per share, and are accounted for under the cost method. on the date of the exchange, the common stock had a fair value of $55 per share (the shares were originally issued at $30 per share). as a result of this exchange, abel's total stockholders' equity will increase bya. 400,000b. 1,600,000c. 2,200,000d. 1,800,000

correct option is c. 2,200,000

Explanation:

given data

exchanged = 40,000 shares

common stock = $10

cost = $40

fair value = $55 per share

originally issued = $30 per share

to find out

total stockholders' equity will increase

solution

we will find stockholders' equity that is  increase by as given formula

Increase in total shareholder's stock equity = No. of shares × Fair value per share     1

put here value

Increase in total shareholder's stock equity =  40,000 × $55

Increase in total shareholder's stock equity = $2,200,000

so correct option is c. 2,200,000

hi there, i would say your answer is:

b. there is a fixed quantity of resources and technology available.

hope that : )