On January 1, Vermont Corporation had 48,200 shares of $10 par value common stock issued and outstanding. All 48,200 shares had been issued in a prior period at $20 per share. On February 1, Vermont purchased 910 shares of treasury stock for $24 per share and later sold the treasury shares for $19 per share on March 1. The journal entry to record the purchase of the treasury shares on February 1 would include a

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.