Question

On December 31, 2020, BEL Company had 300,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. BEL issued a 5% stock dividend on June 30, 2021. On September 30, 2021, 40,000 shares of common stock were reacquired as treasury stock. What is the appropriate number of shares to be used in the basic earnings per share computation for 2021?

Answer 1

297,500 shares

Step-by-step explanation:

Basic Earning per share is calculated dividing Earning for the year excluding preferred dividend by weighted average number of shares.

Weighted average number of shares are used to calculate the basic earning per share.

Weighted Average Number of Diluted Shares = (300,000 x 6/12 ) + ( 300,000 x 105% x 3/12 ) + [ ( (300,000 x 105%) - 40,000) x 3/12 ) ]

Weighted Average Number of Shares = 150,000 + 78,750 + 68,750

Weighted Average Number of Shares = 297,500 shares