Answer:
D. Decrease by $700,000.
Explanation:
The computation of the effect on the total stockholder equity is as follows
Given that
Number of shares is 20,000
Per share $35 recorded at a cost
Own shares at par is $20
As we know that if we purchased our own stock so it would be called as a treasury stock and the same is to be deducted from the shareholder equity as it is a contra equity account that reduce the equity balance
Now the effect would be
= 20,000 shares × $35
= $700,000
Hence, it is decreased by $700,000
