Bacon Inc. has the following stockholders’ equity section in its May 31, 2019, comparative balance sheets:     May 31, 2019 April 30, 2019 Paid-in capital:             Preferred stock, $120 par value, 9%, cumulative, 200,000 shares authorized, 140,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 16,800,000   $ 16,800,000   Common stock, $5 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 600,000 and 540,000 shares issued, respectively   ?     2,700,000   Additional paid-in capital   26,100,000     23,220,000   Retained earnings   36,200,000     34,640,000   Less: Treasury common stock, at cost; 72,000 shares and 68,000 shares, respectively   (4,412,000 )   (4,148,000 ) Total stockholders' equity $ ?   $ 73,212,000       c. What was the average cost per share of the common stock purchased for the treasury during the month?

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Bacon Inc. has the following stockholders’ equity section in its May 31, 2019, comparative balance sheets:
 

  May 31, 2019 April 30, 2019
Paid-in capital:            
Preferred stock, $120 par value, 9%, cumulative, 200,000 shares authorized, 140,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 16,800,000   $ 16,800,000  
Common stock, $5 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 600,000 and 540,000 shares issued, respectively   ?     2,700,000  
Additional paid-in capital   26,100,000     23,220,000  
Retained earnings   36,200,000     34,640,000  
Less: Treasury common stock, at cost; 72,000 shares and 68,000 shares, respectively   (4,412,000 )   (4,148,000 )
Total stockholders' equity $ ?   $ 73,212,000  
 

 

c. What was the average cost per share of the common stock purchased for the treasury during the month?

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