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On December 31, 2017, Jackson Company had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 30,000 shares of 7%, $50 par, cumulative preferred stock outstanding. On February 28, 2018, Jackson purchased 24,000 shares of common stock on the open market as treasury stock paying $45 per share. Jackson sold 6,000 of the treasury shares on September 30, 2018, for $47 per share. Net income for 2018 was $180,905. Also outstanding at December 31, 2017, were fully vested incentive stock options giving key personnel the option to buy 50,000 common shares at $40. These stock options were exercised on November 1, 2018. The market price of the common shares averaged $50 during 2018.Required:
Compute Jackson's basic and diluted earnings per share (rounded to 2 decimal places) for 2018.
Net income available for Common Stock | |
Net income for 2018 | $ 1,80,905 |
Less:Preferred Dividend ($50*7%*30000) | $ -1,05,000 |
Net income available for Common Stock | $ 75,905 |
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No. of Weighted average common stock outstanding | ||
As On December 31, 2017 | 1,00,000 | |
Less:Purchase of Treasury stock(on February 28, 2018) | -20000 | (24000*10/12) |
Resale of Treasury stock (on Sep. 30, 2018) | 1500 | (6000*3/12) |
No. of shares outstanding | 81,500 |
2018
Basic Earning Per Share (75905/81500) | $ 0.93 |
Diluted Earning Per Share (75905/(81500+10000)) | $ 0.83 |
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**10000 = 50000-(50000*40/50) |
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