Question

On January 1, 2021, Teal Corp. had 502,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2021, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account.
February 1 Issued 125,000 shares
March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend
May 1 Acquired 98,000 shares of treasury stock
June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split
October 1 Reissued 58,000 shares of treasury stock

The weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Assume that Indigo Corp. earned net income of $3,605,000 during 2021. In addition, it had 104,000 shares of 9%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2021. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares.
Assume that Indigo Corp. earned net income of $3,605,000 during 2021. In addition, it had 104,000 shares of 9%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2021. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a).

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The weighted-average number of shares for 2021 is 1,853,225 shares.

b. Earnings per share for 2021 = $1.95 per share

Explanation:

Note: The correct year in the requirement is 2021 not 2018 as erroneously stated parts a and b.

The explanation of the answers is now given as follows:

a. Compute earnings per share for 2021, using the weighted-average number of shares.

Note: See the attached excel file for the computation of the weighted-average number of shares.

From the attached excel file (see the bold red color), the total weighted-average number of shares for 2021 is 1,853,225 shares.

b. Assume that Indigo Corp. earned net income of $3,605,000 during 2021. In addition, it had 104,000 shares of 9%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2021. Compute earnings per share for 2021, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a).

To calculate earnings per share for 2021, the following formula is used:

Earnings per share for 2021 = Net income of $3,605,000 during 2021 / Weighted-average number of shares for 2021

Therefore, we have:

Earnings per share for 2021 = $3,605,000 / 1,853,225 = $1.95 per share

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