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Throughout 2020, Moon Ltd. had 1,200,000 common shares outstanding. As well, the corporation paid $300,000 in preferred dividends and reported net income of $5,100,000 for 2020. In connection with the acquisition of a subsidiary company in June 2019, Moon is required to issue 50,000 additional common shares on July 1, 2021, to the former owners of the subsidiary.
Moon’s diluted earnings per share for 2020 should be:
$4.25. |
$4.08. |
$4.00. |
$3.84. |
WORKING NOTES: | ||||||
CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL SHARES OUTSTANDING AT END OF YEAR | ||||||
Total Shares Outstanding | 12,00,000 | Shares | ||||
Add: Addittional Shares required to issue | 50,000 | Shares | ||||
Total Adjusted Shares Outstanding | 12,50,000 | Shares | ||||
SOLUTION: | ||||||
CALCULATION OF DILUTED EARNING PER SHARES | ||||||
Diluted Earning Per Shares = | (Net Income | - | Preferred Dividends) | "/" | Adjusted Shares Outstanding | |
Diluted Earning Per Shares = | $ 51,00,000 | - | $ 3,00,000 | "/" | 12,50,000 | |
Diluted Earning Per Shares = | $ 48,00,000 | "/" | 12,50,000 | |||
Diluted Earning Per Shares = | 3.84 | |||||
Answer = Option 4 = $ 3.84 | ||||||