Question

Ellen Kelly Inc. had 31,300 shares of $.50 par common stock 10,000 shares of 5%, $20 par cumulative preferred stock and 5,000 shares of 5%, $10 par preferred stock convertible into 3,800 common shares. Net income after taxes was $55,779. No dividends were declared during the year. The numerator in the Diluted EPS would be $________

Answer 1

10,000 common stock.

The EPS = earnings per share = Earnings before tax divided by outstanding common stock in issue