Question

Flounder Corporation reported net income of $331,840 in 2020 and had 186,000 shares of common stock outstanding throughout the year. Also outstanding all year were 34,500 options to purchase common stock at $11 per share. The average market price of the stock during the year was $15. Compute diluted earnings per share.

Answer 1

Diluted earnings per share is $1.7 per share

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of diluted shares from the options is calculated thus

Total number of shares from options 34,500

Actual number of shares that can be purchased

(options shares*option price/share market price)

(34,500*$11/$15) (25,300)

Diluted shares 9,200

Diluted earnings per share=net income/(outstanding common stock + diluted common stock)

net income is $331,840

outstanding common stock is 186,000

diluted common stock is 9200

diluted earnings per share=$331,840/(186,000+9200)

=$1.7 per share