Question

Chance Company had two operating divisions, one manufacturing farm equipment and the other office supplies. Both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. The farm equipment component had been unprofitable, and on September 1, 2018, the company adopted a plan to sell the assets of the division. The actual sale was completed on December 15, 2018, at a price of $600,000. The book value of the division’s assets was $1,000,000, resulting in a before-tax loss of $400,000 on the sale.
The division incurred a before-tax operating loss from operations of $120,000 from the beginning of the year through December 15. The income tax rate is 30%. Chance’s after-tax income from its continuing operations is $440,000.Required:Prepare an income statement for 2016 beginning with income from continuing operations. Include appropriate EPS disclosures assuming that 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding throughout the year. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Round EPS answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Net income = $76,000

Earning per share (EPS):

Income from continuing operations per share = $4.40 per share

Loss from discontinued operations per share = -$3.64 per share

Net Income per share = $0.76 per share

Explanation:

Note: See the attached excel file for the income statement.

Also Note: Two years (2016 and 2018) were mistakenly mentioned in the question instead of just one of them. I therefore picked 2016 to prepare the income statement.

In the attached excel file, the earning per share (EPS) is calculated as follows:

Number of shares outstanding = 100,000 shares

Income from continuing operations per share  = Income from continuing operations / Number of shares outstanding = $440,000 / 100,000 = $4.40 per share

Loss from discontinued operations per share = Loss from discontinued operations / Number of shares outstanding = -$364,000 / 100,000 = -$3.64 per share

Net Income per share = Net Income / Number of shares outstanding = $76,000 / 100,000 = $0.76 per share

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