The charter of Vista West Corporation specifies that it is authorized to issue 200,000 shares of common stock. Since the company was incorporated, it has sold a total of 150,000 shares (at $16 per share) to the public. It has bought back a total of 12,000. The par value of the stock is $3. When the stock was bought back from the public, the market price was $21.

Required:

1. Determine the authorized shares.

2. Determine the issued shares.

3. Determine the outstanding shares.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)