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Current Attempt in Progress Pearl Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements for the annual report to its shareholders for fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, and May 31, 2021. The income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31,2020, was $1,753,000 and income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021, was $2,478,000. In both years, the company incurred a 10%6 interest expense on $2,453,000 of debt, an obligation that requires interest-only payments for 5 years. The company experienced a loss from discontinued operations of $619,000 on February 2021 . The compary uses a 20% effective tax rate for income taxes. The capital structure of Peari Corporation on June 1, 2019, consisted of 1.023,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 20,800 shares of $50 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock. There were no preferred dividends in arrears, and the company had not issued any convertible securities, options, or warrants. On October 1, 2019. Pearl sold an additional 484,000 shares of the common stock at $20 per share. Pearl distributed a 20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on January 1, 2020. On December 1, 2020, Pearl was able to sell an additional 816,000 shares of the common stock at $22 per share. These were the only common stock transactions that occurred during the two fiscal years. additional 816,000 shares of the common stock at $22 per share. These were the only common stock transactions that occurred during the two fiscal years.

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Answer 1

The capital structure at Pearl Corporation is complex due to the presence of preferred stock and common stock transactions. To calculate the weighted-average number of shares for earnings per share (EPS), you need to consider the different common stock transactions that occurred during the fiscal years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pearl Corporation has a complex capital structure due to the presence of the preferred stock and common stock transactions. A simple capital structure would consist of only common stock without any preferred stock or other securities.

To calculate the weighted-average number of shares for earnings per share (EPS), we need to consider the different common stock transactions that occurred during the fiscal years.

1. On June 1, 2019, there were 1,023,000 shares of common stock.
2. On October 1, 2019, an additional 484,000 shares of common stock were sold at $20 per share.
3. On January 1, 2020, a 20% stock dividend was distributed on the common shares outstanding.
4. On December 1, 2020, another 816,000 shares of common stock were sold at $22 per share.

To calculate the weighted-average number of shares, we need to determine the time-weighted average for each transaction. For example, if a transaction occurred halfway through the fiscal year, it would be multiplied by 0.5.

Once we have the weighted-average number of shares, we can use it to calculate earnings per share by dividing the income from operations (after considering the loss from discontinued operations and income taxes) by the weighted-average number of shares.