Question

On January 1, 2016, Bailey, Inc. had 84,810 shares of common stock outstanding. The following transactions occurred during 2016: April 1: Reacquired 18,000 shares, accounted for as treasury stock. June 30: Sold all the treasury shares. October 1: Sold 30,000 new shares for cash. December 31 Reported a net income of $221,062. Calculate Bailey's basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2016. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

$2.41

Explanation:

1 January-September 30        84,180*9/12=63,135

1 October-31 December (84,180+30,000)*3/12=28,545

Weighted average of common stocks outstanding =91,680

Earning per share (EPS)=Net Income/Weighted average common stocks

EPS=$221,062/91,680

EPS=2.41