A company issues 100,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1 per share. The stock sold for $20 per share. By what amount does stockholders' equity increase?

A company issues 100,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1 per share. The stock sold for $20 per share. By what amount does stockholders' equity increase? 



a. $100,000 
b. $1,900,000
c. $2,000,000
d. No change in stockholder's equity


Answer: c. $2,000,000


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