1. What is treasury stock? Why do corporations purchase and issue treasury stock?

A treasury stock is a corporation’s own stock that it reacquired and still holds (Wild, Shaw, & Chiappetta, 2016). Corporations purchase and issue treasury stock to provide their employees the option to buy or have even been known to give these stocks as some form of incentive or bonus.

2. How do you record the purchase of treasury stock? How does treasury stock affect the equity section of the balance sheet?

3. How would you record the reissuance of treasury stock if the proceeds obtained are:
   1. At cost of the treasury stock?
   2. Less than the cost of the treasury stock?
   3. More than the cost of the treasury stock?
4. What is the main difference between notes payable and bonds payable?
5. What is the main difference between a bond and a share of stock?
6. What does it mean to issue bonds at
   1. Par?
   2. Discount?
   3. Premium?
7. What is the contract rate and the market rate for bonds?
8. How do you compute total bond interest expense when a bond is sold at a discount? Explain your answer.
9. How do you compute bond interest expense when a bond is sold at a premium? Explain your answer.
10. What accounts are affected when recording the issue date of a discount bond? What accounts are affected when recording interest and amortization?  Which accounts are credited and which accounts are debited when creating journal entries? 
11. What accounts are affected when recording the issue date of a premium bond? What accounts are affected when recording interest and amortization? Which accounts are credited and which accounts are debited when creating journal entries? 
12. What accounts are affected when a bond matures? Which accounts are credited and which accounts are debited when creating journal entries?