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Construction Ltd. had the following activity related to its shares for the year ended December 31, 2020. Common shares outstanding, January 1: 150,000 $3, cumulative preferred shares outstanding, January 1: 3,000 During 2020 April 1: Declared a 2-for-1 stock split on common shares July 1: Issued 20,000 common shares. August 1: Issued 1,000 $2, non-cumulative preferred shares. October 1: Repurchased 50,000 common shares. December 1: Declared a 15% stock dividend on common shares. Net income for the year was $476,000. No dividends were declared or paid in 2020. Required : Calculate basic earnings per share for 2020. Round to the nearest cent.
Basic Earning Per Share | $ 1.39 | (476000-(3000*3))/335375 |
Working:
Shares | Holding Months | Stock Dividend/Stock Split [Restatement] | Weighted Average Shares [Bal.*Holding Months/12*Restatement] | |
Opening Share | 150,000 | 3 | 2*1.15 | 86,250 |
Stock Split [150000*1] | 150,000 | |||
Bal. | 300,000 | 3 | 1.15 | 86,250 |
Further Isssue | 20,000 | |||
Bal. | 320,000 | 3 | 1.15 | 92,000 |
Treasury Stock | (50,000) | |||
Bal. | 270,000 | 2 | 1.00 | 45,000 |
Stock Dividend [270000*.15] | 40,500 | |||
Bal. | 310,500 | 1 | 1.00 | 25,875 |
Total | 12 | 335,375 | ||
Number of shares to be used in computing basic earnings per share | 335,375 |
Preferred Dividend =3000*3=9000