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xercise 16-16 On January 1, 2018, Culver Corp. had 474,000 shares of common stoc

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xercise 16-16 On January 1, 2018, Culver Corp. had 474,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2018, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account. February 1 Issued 126,000 shares March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend May 1 Acquired 100,000 shares of treasury stock June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split October 1 Reissued 62,000 shares of treasury stock Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The weighted-average number of shares outstanding LINK TO TEXT Assume that Culver Corp. earned net income of $3,346,000 during 2018. In addition, it had 103,000 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 2018. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a). (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. $2.55.) Earnings Per Share $

Explanation / Answer

(a)

Event

Dates

Outstanding

Shares

Outstanding

Restatement

Fraction

of Year

Weighted

Shares

Beginning balance

Jan. 1–Feb. 1

474,000

1.1 X 3.0

1/12

130,350

Issued shares

Feb. 1–Mar. 1

600,000

1.1 X 3.0

1/12

165,000

Stock dividend

Mar. 1–May 1

660,000

3.0

2/12

330,000

Reacquired shares

May 1–June 1

560,000

3.0

1/12

140,000

Stock split

June 1–Oct. 1

1,680,000

4/12

560,000

Reissued shares

Oct. 1–Dec. 31

1,742,000

3/12

    435,500

         Weighted-average number of shares outstanding

1,760,850

(b)

Earnings Per Share =

$3,346,000 (Net Income)

= $1.90

1,760,850 (Weighted-average Number Shares Outstanding)

Event

Dates

Outstanding

Shares

Outstanding

Restatement

Fraction

of Year

Weighted

Shares

Beginning balance

Jan. 1–Feb. 1

474,000

1.1 X 3.0

1/12

130,350

Issued shares

Feb. 1–Mar. 1

600,000

1.1 X 3.0

1/12

165,000

Stock dividend

Mar. 1–May 1

660,000

3.0

2/12

330,000

Reacquired shares

May 1–June 1

560,000

3.0

1/12

140,000

Stock split

June 1–Oct. 1

1,680,000

4/12

560,000

Reissued shares

Oct. 1–Dec. 31

1,742,000

3/12

    435,500

         Weighted-average number of shares outstanding

1,760,850