The Shareholders’ Equity of Purple Corporation showed the following: Ordinary Share capital, P 10 par, 900,000 shares issued P9,000,000; Ordinary Share Premium P2,700,000; Retained Earnings P1,300,000. On January 2, 2019, the corporation purchased and retired 100,000 shares of its share capital for P 1,800,000. In preparing the journal entry for this transaction, is there an indicated gain or indicated loss? Using the data, how much is the indicated gain (loss)? If your answer is an indicated loss, put a parenthesis.  Using the data, how much will be credited to Cash?  Using the data, how much will be debited to Ordinary Share Premium??

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The Shareholders’ Equity of Purple Corporation showed the following: Ordinary Share capital, P 10 par, 900,000 shares issued P9,000,000; Ordinary Share Premium P2,700,000; Retained Earnings P1,300,000. On January 2, 2019, the corporation purchased and retired 100,000 shares of its share capital for P 1,800,000. In preparing the journal entry for this transaction, is there an indicated gain or indicated loss?

Using the data, how much is the indicated gain (loss)? If your answer is an indicated loss, put a parenthesis. 

Using the data, how much will be credited to Cash? 

Using the data, how much will be debited to Ordinary Share Premium??

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