Question

Frantic Fast Foods had earnings after taxes of $900,000 in 20X1 with 301,000 shares outstanding. On January 1, 20X2, the firm issued 32,000 new shares. Because of the proceeds from these new shares and other operating improvements, earnings after taxes increased by 28 percent. a. Compute earnings per share for the year 20X1. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Compute earnings per share for the year 20X2. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

A.$2.99

B.$1.15

Explanation:

Frantic Fast Foods

A.Computation of the earnings per share for the year 20X

Using this formula

Earnings per Share=Earnings after Taxes/Shares Outstanding

Let plug in the formula

900,000/301,000

=$2.99

The earnings per share for 20X1 will be $2.99

B. Computation of the earnings per share for the year 201X

Earnings after Taxes= 301,000 * 1.28 = 385,280

Shares Outstanding=301,000 + 32,000 = 333,000

Hence,

Earnings after Taxes/Shares Outstanding

385,280 / 333,000 = $1.15

Therefore the earnings per share for 20X1 will

be $1.15 .