Question

ints) During 2018, Falwell Inc. had 500,000 shares of common stock and 50,000 shares of 6% cumulative preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock has a par value of $100 per share. Falwell did not declare or pay any dividends during 2018.Falwell's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $2.5 million. The income tax rate is 40%. Falwell granted 10,000 stock options to its executives on January 1 of this year. Each option gives its holder the right to buy 20 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $29 per share. The options vest after one year. The market price of the common stock averaged $30 per share during 2018.What is Falwell's basic earnings per share for 2018, rounded to the nearest c

Answer 1

Answer: $4.34

Step-by-step explanation:

The net income for diluted earnings per share will be calculated as:

Net income: $2,500,000

Less: preferred dividend: $300,000

= $2,200,000

To calculate the number of shares goes thus:

Total shares of stock options = 10,000 × 20 = 200,000 shares

Proceeds = 200,000 × $29

= $580,000

Shares of treasury stock will be:

= $580,000/$30

= 193,333 shares

Net shares added will be:

= 200000 - 193333

= 6667

Tge total shares for the diluted earnings per share will now be:

= 500,000 + 6667

= 506,667

The diluted earnings per share:

= $2,200,000/506667

= $4.34