Question

Purple Cab Company had 50,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2018. On April 1, 2018, the company issued 20,000 shares of common stock. The company had outstanding fully vested incentive stock options for 5,000 shares exercisable at $10 that had not been exercised by its executives. The average market price of common stock was $12. The company reported net income in the amount of $269,915 for 2018. What is the basic earnings per share (rounded)?

Answer 1

Answer:

The basic earnings per share is $4.15

Explanation:

Earning Per Share : Earning Per share shows a ratio between net income and weighted average outstanding shares.

In mathematically,

Earning Per Share = Net income ÷ weighted average outstanding shares

where,

Net income = $269,915

And, On Jan 1, 2018 the share is 50,000 whereas on April, 2018 the shares is 20,000. But we have to calculated for the December period. From April to December there are 9 months.

So, April 2018 shares = 20,000 × 9 ÷ 12 months = 15,000 shares

Hence, total weighted average outstanding shares is  

= 50,000 +15,000

= 65,000 shares

Now, apply the above formula for computation

=  $269,915 ÷ 65,000 shares

= $4.15 per share

Thus,  the basic earnings per share is $4.15