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Amandeep started the year with 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On April 1, she issued 200,000 shares. On July 15, she had a 2:1 stock split. On November, she purchased back 100,000 shares (treasury stock).
What is the weighted number of share Amandeep has outstanding? _______________
| Weightage Number of Shares | ||||||
| (Accounting Year January XXXX to December XXXX) | ||||||
| Date | Particulars | No. of Shares Issued (A) | No. of Shares Bought back | No. of Shares Outstanding | No. of Months Upto December XXXX (B) | Total No of Shares (A X B) |
| 1-Jan | Balance Beginning of the year | 500000 | - | 500000 | 12 | 6000000 |
| 1-Apr | Issue of Shares | 200000 | - | 700000 | 9 | 1800000 |
| 15-Jul | Stock Spilit (2:1)* | 1400000 | - | 2100000 | 5.5 | 7700000 |
| 1-Nov | Buyback of Shares | - | 100000 | 2000000 | 2 | -200000 |
| 15300000 | ||||||
| *Number of Shares Outstanding before the event of Stock Spilit, should be consider for Newly shares issued against of Stock spilit.i.e.2:1 | ||||||
| The weighted average number of shares | ||||||
| = Total Number of Shares | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 15300000 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| = | 1275000 | Shares | ||||
| Alternatively, | ||||||
| The weighted average number of shares | ||||||
| = (500000X3/12)+ (700000X3.5/12)+(2100000x3.5/12) + (2000000 x 2/12) | ||||||
| = 1275000 Shares | ||||||
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