A company reported total stockholders' equity of $340,000 on its balance sheet dated December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the company reported net income of $40,000, declared and paid a cash dividend of $8,000, declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend with a $10,000 total market value, issued additional common stock for $60,000, and paid $12,000 to repurchase treasury stock. What is total stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2019?

the correct answer is economics is a game without winners or losers.

unlike sports or games economic is a game without losers or winner rather it is a game where everyone wins. parties of business doing businesses exchange money with each other and hence exchange is done on the basis of goods. one party takes the goods and other sales it so there is winner on both sides. each party values more highly the good it gets than the good it gives up. both sides exchange only because both intend to increase their value. so there is no concept of lose or win.

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