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Reporting Earnings per Share Disclosures
Siera Inc. had 350,000 shares of no par common stock outstanding throughout 2020 that declared and paid dividends of $75,000 in 2020. The company also had 45,000 shares of preferred stock that paid dividends of $7,500 in 2020 (declared in 2020). The company reported the following amounts in its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020 (pretax).
Income from continuing operations | $1,875,000 |
Loss from discontinued operations | 52,500 |
Required
a. Prepare the earnings per share section of the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020, assuming a tax rate of 25%.
Per Share: | |
Income from continuing operations | Answer |
Loss from discontinued component, net of tax savings | Answer |
Net income | Answer |
Required
b. Repeat requirement of part a except now assume that the company reported income from discontinued operations of $52,500.
Per Share: | |
Income from continuing operations | Answer |
Income from discontinued component, net of tax | Answer |
Net income | Answer |