Question

Purple Cab Company had 57,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2021. On April 1, 2021, the company issued 27,000 shares of common stock. The company had outstanding fully vested incentive stock options for 5,700 shares exercisable at $11 that had not been exercised by its executives. The average market price of common stock was $13. The company reported net income in the amount of $276,915 for 2021. What is the basic earnings per share (rounded)

Answer 1

$3.58

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the basic earnings per share (rounded)

Using this formula

Basic earnings per share=Net income/(shares of common stock outstanding+(shares of common stock*9/12)

Let plug in the formula

Basic earnings per share=$276,915/(57,000 + (27,000 × 9/12))

Basic earnings per share=$276,915/(57,000+20,250)

Basic earnings per share=$276,915/77,250

Basic earnings per share= $3.58

(April 1 to December 31 =9 months)

Therefore Basic earnings per share is $3.58