In: Accounting
On December 31, 2020, Berclair Inc. had 380 million shares of
common stock and 4 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative
preferred stock issued and outstanding. On March 1, 2021, Berclair
purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock.
Berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on July 1, 2021. Four
million treasury shares were sold on October 1. Net income for the
year ended December 31, 2021, was $500 million. The income tax rate
is 25%.
Also outstanding at December 31 were incentive stock options
granted to key executives on September 13, 2016. The options are
exercisable as of September 13, 2020, for 30 million common shares
at an exercise price of $56 per share. During 2021, the market
price of the common shares averaged $70 per share.
In 2017, $50.0 million of 8% bonds, convertible into 6 million
common shares, were issued at face value.
Required:
Compute Berclair’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Do not round intermediate calculations.)