Question

Cracker Company had 2 million shares of common stock outstanding all through 2017. On April 1, 2018, an additional 100,000 shares were sold and issued. On September 30, 2018, Cracker declared a 2-for-1 stock split. Net income in 2018 and 2017 was $10 million and $8 million, respectively. In the 2018 comparative financial statements, EPS (rounded) would be reported as follows: 2018 EPS 2017 EPS a. $ 2.41 $ 2.00 b. $ 2.41 $ 4.00 c. $ 4.82 $ 4.00 d. $ 4.82 $ 4.00

Answer 1

a. $ 2.41 $ 2.00

Step-by-step explanation:

Earning per share is the ratio of net Income of the business per outstanding share of the business after deducting the preferred dividend from net earning. It shows how much each stockholder earn against their each share in a specific period.

Earning Per share = Net Income / Outstanding numbers of shares

2017

EPS = $8,000,000/(2,000,000 x 2) = $2.00

As new stock is issued and stock split is declared so, outstanding numbers of shares are changed.

2018

EPS = $10,000,000 / [ ( 2,000,000 x 2 ) + ( 100,000 x 9 / 12 x 2 ) ] = $2.41