CHAPTER 16
DILUTIVE SECURITIES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter.
TRUE-FALSE—Dilutive Securities—Conceptual
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, Conceptual
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, Conceptual (cont.)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, Computational
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, CPA Adapted
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Earnings Per Share, Conceptual
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Earnings Per Share, Computational
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Earnings Per Share, Computational (cont.)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Earnings Per Share, CPA Adapted
BRIEF EXERCISES
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BE16-135 Convertible bonds.
BE16-136 Convertible bonds (essay).
BE16-137 Convertible debt and debt with warrants (essay).
EXERCISES
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E16-138 Stock options.
E16-139 Weighted average shares outstanding.
E16-140 Earnings per share (essay).
E16-141 Earnings per share.
E16-142 Diluted earnings per share.
*E16-143 Stock appreciation rights.
PROBLEMS
Item Description
P16-144 Convertible bonds and stock warrants.
P16-145 Earnings per share.
P16-146 Basic and diluted earnings per share.
P16-147 Basic and diluted earnings per share.
P16-148 Basic and diluted earnings per share.
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CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the accounting for the issuance, conversion, and retirement of convertible
securities.
2. Contrast the accounting for stock warrants and for stock warrants issued with other
securities.
3. Describe the accounting and reporting for stock compensation plans.
4. Compute basic earnings per share.
5. Compute diluted earnings per share.
*6. Explain the accounting for stock-appreciation rights plans.
*7. Compute earnings per share in a complex situation.
*8. Compare the accounting for dilutive securities and earnings per share under GAAP and
IFRS.
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SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS BY LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
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TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual
1. The recording of convertible bonds at the date of issue is the same as the recording of
straight debt issues.
2. Companies recognize the gain or loss on retiring convertible debt as comprehensive
income.
3. The FASB states that when an issuer makes an additional payment to encourage
conversion, the payment should be reported as an expense.
4. The market value method is used to account for the exercise of convertible preferred
stock.
5. Companies recognize a gain or loss when stockholders exercise convertible preferred
stock.
6. A company should allocate the proceeds from the sale of debt with detachable stock
warrants between the two securities based on their market values.
7. Nondetachable warrants, as with detachable warrants, require an allocation of the
proceeds between the bonds and the warrants.
8. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the difference between the market price of the stock
and the exercise price of the options at the grant date.
9. Under the fair value method, companies compute total compensation expense based on
the fair value of options on the date of exercise.
10. The service period in stock option plans is the time between the grant date and the
vesting date.
11. If an employee fails to exercise a stock option before its expiration date, the company
should decrease compensation expense.
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12. If an employee forfeits a stock option because of failure to satisfy a service requirement,
the company should record paid-in capital from expired options.
13. If preferred stock is cumulative and no dividends are declared, the company subtracts the
current year preferred dividend in computing earnings per share.
14. When stock dividends or stock splits occur, companies must restate the shares outstand–
ing after the stock dividend or split, in order to compute the weighted-average number of
shares.
15. If a stock dividend occurs after year-end, but before issuing the financial statements, a
company must restate the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the year.
16. Preferred dividends are subtracted from net income but not income from continuing
operations in computing earnings per share.
17. When a company has a complex capital structure, it must report both basic and diluted
earnings per share.
18. In computing diluted earnings per share, stock options are considered dilutive when their
option price is greater than the market price.
19. In a contingent issue agreement, the contingent shares are considered outstanding for
computing diluted EPS when the earnings or market price level is met by the end of the
year.
20. A company should report per share amounts for Net income, but not for income from
continuing operations.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, Conceptual
21. Convertible bonds
a. have priority over other indebtedness.
b. are usually secured by a first or second mortgage.
c. pay interest only in the event earnings are sufficient to cover the interest.
d. may be exchanged for equity securities.
22. The conversion of bonds is most commonly recorded by the
a. incremental method.
b. proportional method.
c. market value method.
d. book value method.
23. If a company offers additional considerations to convertible bondholders in order to
encourage conversion, it is called a(an):
a. forced conversion.
b. sweetener.
c. additional conversion.
d. end conversion.
S24. Corporations issue convertible debt for two main reasons. One is the desire to raise equity
capital that, assuming conversion, will arise when the original debt is converted. The other
is
a. the ease with which convertible debt is sold even if the company has a poor credit
rating.
b. the fact that equity capital has issue costs that convertible debt does not.
c. that many corporations can obtain debt financing at lower rates.
S25. When convertible debt is retired by the issuer, any material difference between the cash
acquisition price and the carrying amount of the debt should be
a. reflected currently in income.
b. reflected currently in income as a discontinued operations item.
c. treated as a prior period adjustment.
d. treated as an adjustment of additional paid-in capital.
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S26. The conversion of preferred stock into common stock requires that any excess of the par
value of the common shares issued over the carrying amount of the preferred being
converted should be
a. reflected currently in income.
b. reflected currently in income as a discontinued operations item.
c. treated as a prior period adjustment.
d. treated as a direct reduction of retained earnings.
27. The conversion of preferred stock is recorded by the
a. incremental method.
b. book value method.
c. market value method.
d. par value method.
28. When the cash proceeds from a bond issued with detachable stock warrants exceed the
sum of the par value of the bonds and the fair value of the warrants, the excess should be
credited to
a. additional paid-in capital from stock warrants.
b. retained earnings.
c. a liability account.
d. premium on bonds payable.
29. Proceeds from an issue of debt securities having stock warrants should not be allocated
between debt and equity features when
a. the market value of the warrants is not readily available.
b. exercise of the warrants within the next few fiscal periods seems remote.
c. the allocation would result in a discount on the debt security.
d. the warrants issued with the debt securities are nondetachable.
30. Stock warrants outstanding should be classified as
a. liabilities.
b. reductions of capital contributed in excess of par value.
c. assets.
d. Paid-in capital-stock warrants
P31. A corporation issues bonds with detachable warrants. The amount to be recorded as paid–
in capital is preferably
a. zero.
b. calculated by the excess of the proceeds over the face amount of the bonds.
c. equal to the market value of the warrants.
d. based on the relative market values of the two securities involved.
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P32. The distribution of stock rights to existing common stockholders will increase paid–in
capital at the
Date of Issuance Date of Exercise
of the Rights of the Rights
a. Yes Yes
b. Yes No
c. No Yes
d. No No
S33. The major difference between convertible debt and stock warrants is that upon exercise of
the warrants
a. the stock is held by the company for a defined period of time before they are issued to
the warrant holder.
b. the holder has to pay a certain amount of cash to obtain the shares.
c. the stock involved is restricted and can only be sold by the recipient after a set period
of time.
d. no paid-in capital in excess of par can be a part of the transaction.
S34. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a noncompensatory stock option plan?
a. Substantially all full-time employees may participate on an equitable basis.
b. The plan offers no substantive option feature.
c. Unlimited time period permitted for exercise of an option as long as the holder is still
employed by the company.
d. Discount from the market price of the stock no greater than would be reasonable in an
offer of stock to stockholders or others.
35. The date on which to measure the compensation element in a stock option granted to a
corporate employee ordinarily is the date on which the employee
a. is granted the option.
b. has performed all conditions precedent to exercising the option.
c. may first exercise the option.
d. exercises the option.
36. Compensation expense resulting from a compensatory stock option plan is generally
a. recognized in the period of exercise.
b. recognized in the period of the grant.
c. allocated to the periods benefited by the employee’s required service.
d. allocated over the periods of the employee’s service life to retirement.
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37. Which of the following is an advantage of a restricted-stock plan?
a. It creates new job opportunities in a company.
b. It never becomes completely worthless.
c. It increases the market price of the stock.
c. It increases the profit of a company.
38. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a noncompensatory stock purchase plan?
a. It is open to almost all full-time employees.
b. The discount from market price is small.
c. The plan offers no substantive option feature.
d. It is not open to almost all full-time employees
39. Under the intrinsic value method, compensation expense resulting from an incentive stock
option is
a. not recognized if the market price does not exceed the option price at the date of
grant.
b. recognized in the period of the grant.
c. allocated to the periods benefited by the employee’s required service.
d. recognized in the period of exercise.
*40. For stock appreciation rights, the measurement date for computing compensation is the
date
a. the rights mature.
b. the stock’s price reaches a predetermined amount.
c. of grant.
d. of exercise.
*41. An executive pays no taxes at the time of exercise in a(an)
a. stock appreciation rights plan.
b. incentive stock option plan.
c. nonqualified stock option plan.
d. Taxes would be paid in all of these.
*42. A company estimates the fair value of SARs, using an option-pricing model, for
a. share-based equity awards.
b. share-based liability awards.
c. both equity awards and liability awards.
d. neither equity awards or liability awards.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Dilutive Securities, Computational
43. Fogel Co. has $4,000,000 of 8% convertible bonds outstanding. Each $1,000 bond is
convertible into 30 shares of $30 par value common stock. The bonds pay interest on
January 31 and July 31. On July 31, 2018, the holders of $1,280,000 bonds exercised the
conversion privilege. On that date the market price of the bonds was 105 and the market
price of the common stock was $36. The total unamortized bond premium at the date of
conversion was $280,000. Fogel should record, as a result of this conversion, a
a. credit of $217,600 to Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par.
b. credit of $192,000 to Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par.
c. credit of $89,600 to Premium on Bonds Payable.
d. loss of $12,800.
44. On July 1, 2018, an interest payment date, $150,000 of Parks Co. bonds were converted
into 3,000 shares of Parks Co. common stock each having a par value of $45 and a
market value of $54. There is $6,000 unamortized discount on the bonds. Using the book
value method, Parks would record
a. no change in paid-in capital in excess of par.
b. a $9,000 increase in paid-in capital in excess of par.
c. a $18,000 increase in paid-in capital in excess of par.
d. a $12,000 increase in paid-in capital in excess of par.
45. Morgan Corporation had two issues of securities outstanding: common stock and an 8%
convertible bond issue in the face amount of $16,000,000. Interest payment dates of the
bond issue are June 30th and December 31st. The conversion clause in the bond
indenture entitles the bondholders to receive forty shares of $20 par value common stock
in exchange for each $1,000 bond. On June 30, 2018, the holders of $2,400,000 face
value bonds exercised the conversion privilege. The market price of the bonds on that
date was $1,100 per bond and the market price of the common stock was $35. The total
unamortized bond discount at the date of conversion was $1,000,000. In applying the
book value method, what amount should Morgan credit to the account “paid-in capital in
excess of par,” as a result of this conversion?
a. $ 330,000.
b. $ 160,000.
c. $1,440,000.
d. $ 720,000.
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Chang Corporation issued $6,000,000 of 9%, ten-year convertible bonds on July 1, 2017 at 96.1
plus accrued interest. The bonds were dated April 1, 2017 with interest payable April 1 and
October 1. Bond discount is amortized semiannually on a straight-line basis. On April 1, 2018,
$1,200,000 of these bonds were converted into 500 shares of $20 par value common stock.
Accrued interest was paid in cash at the time of conversion.
46. If “interest payable” were credited when the bonds were issued, what should be the
amount of the debit to “interest expense” on October 1, 2017?
a. $129,000.
b. $135,000.
c. $141,000.
d. $270,000.
47. What should be the amount of the unamortized bond discount on April 1, 2018 relating to
the bonds converted?
a. $46,800.
b. $43,200.
c. $23,400.
d. $44,400.
48. What was the effective interest rate on the bonds when they were issued?
a. 9%
b. Above 9%
c. Below 9%
d. Cannot determine from the information given.
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49. Litke Corporation issued at a premium of $10,000 a $200,000 bond issue convertible into
4,000 shares of common stock (par value $20). At the time of the conversion, the
unamortized premium is $4,000, the market value of the bonds is $220,000, and the stock
is quoted on the market at $60 per share. If the bonds are converted into common, what is
the amount of paid-in capital in excess of par to be recorded on the conversion of the
bonds?
a. $130,000
b. $124,000
c. $144,000
d. $120,000
50. In 2017, Eklund, Inc., issued for $103 per share, 90,000 shares of $100 par value
convertible preferred stock. One share of preferred stock can be converted into three
shares of Eklund’s $25 par value common stock at the option of the preferred stockholder.
In August 2018, all of the preferred stock was converted into common stock. The market
value of the common stock at the date of the conversion was $30 per share. What total
amount should be credited to additional paid-in capital from common stock as a result of
the conversion of the preferred stock into common stock?
a. $1,530,000.
b. $1,170,000.
c. $2,250,000.
d. $2,520,000.
51. On December 1, 2018, Lester Company issued at 103, eight hundred of its 9%, $1,000
bonds. Attached to each bond was one detachable stock warrant entitling the holder to
purchase 10 shares of Lester’s common stock. On December 1, 2018, the market value of
the bonds, without the stock warrants, was 95, and the market value of each stock
purchase warrant was $50. The amount of the proceeds from the issuance that should be
accounted for as the initial carrying value of the bonds payable would be
a. $774,560.
b. $782,800.
c. $800,000.
d. $824,000.
52. On March 1, 2018, Ruiz Corporation issued $2,000,000 of 8% nonconvertible bonds at
104, which are due on February 28, 2038. In addition, each $1,000 bond was issued with
25 detachable stock warrants, each of which entitled the bondholder to purchase for $50
one share of Ruiz common stock, par value $25. The bonds without the warrants would
normally sell at 95. On March 1, 2018, the fair value of Ruiz’s common stock was $40 per
share and the fair value of the warrants was $2.00. What amount should Ruiz record on
March 1, 2018 as paid-in capital from stock warrants?
a. $73,600
b. $85,200
c. $104,000
d. $100,000
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53. During 2018, Gordon Company issued at 104 five hundred, $1,000 bonds due in ten
years. One detachable stock warrant entitling the holder to purchase 15 shares of
Gordon’s common stock was attached to each bond. At the date of issuance, the market
value of the bonds, without the stock warrants, was quoted at 96. The market value of
each detachable warrant was quoted at $40. What amount, if any, of the proceeds from
the issuance should be accounted for as part of Gordon’s stockholders’ equity?
a. $0
b. $20,000
c. $20,800
d. $19,760
54. On April 7, 2018, Kegin Corporation sold a $6,000,000, twenty-year, 8 percent bond issue
for $6,360,000. Each $1,000 bond has two detachable warrants, each of which permits
the purchase of one share of the corporation’s common stock for $30. The stock has a par
value of $25 per share. Immediately after the sale of the bonds, the corporation’s
securities had the following market values:
8% bond without warrants $1,008
Warrants 21
Common stock 28
What accounts should Kegin credit to record the sale of the bonds?
a. Bonds Payable $6,000,000
Premium on Bonds Payable 232,800
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants 127,200
b. Bonds Payable $6,000,000
Premium on Bonds Payable 48,000
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants 252,000
c. Bonds Payable $6,000,000
Premium on Bonds Payable 105,600
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants 254,400
d. Bonds Payable $6,000,000
Premiums on Bonds Payable 360,000
55. On May 1, 2018, Payne should credit Paid-in Capital from Stock Warrants for
a. $57,600.
b. $60,000.
c. $61,800.
d. $105,000.
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56. On May 1, 2018, Payne should record the bonds with a
a. discount of $60,000.
b. discount of $16,800.
c. discount of $15,000.
d. premium of $45,000.
57. On July 1, 2018, Chen Company issued for $9,450,000 a total of 90,000 shares of $100
par value, 7% noncumulative preferred stock along with one detachable warrant for each
share issued. Each warrant contains a right to purchase one share of Chen $10 par value
common stock for $15 per share. The stock without the warrants would normally sell for
$9,225,000. The market price of the rights on July 1, 2018, was $2.50 per right. On
October 31, 2018, when the market price of the common stock was $19 per share and the
market value of the rights was $3.00 per right, 36,000 rights were exercised. As a result of
the exercise of the 36,000 rights and the issuance of the related common stock, what
journal entry would Chen make?
a. Cash …………………………………………………………………………. 540,000
Common Stock ……………………………………………….. 360,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock … 180,000
b. Cash …………………………………………………………………………. 540,000
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants ………………………………….. 90,000
Common Stock ……………………………………………….. 360,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock … 270,000
c. Cash …………………………………………………………………………. 540,000
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants ………………………………….. 225,000
Common Stock ……………………………………………….. 360,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock … 405,000
d. Cash …………………………………………………………………………. 540,000
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants ………………………………….. 135,000
Common Stock ……………………………………………….. 360,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock … 315,000
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58. Vernon Corporation offered detachable 5-year warrants to buy one share of common
stock (par value $5) at $20 (at a time when the stock was selling for $32). The price paid
for 800, $1,000 bonds with the warrants attached was $820,000. The market price of the
Vernon bonds without the warrants was $720,000, and the market price of the warrants
without the bonds was $80,000. What amount should be allocated to the warrants?
a. $80,000
b. $82,000
c. $96,000
d. $100,000
59. On May 1, 2018, Marly should record the bonds with a
a. discount of $100,000.
b. discount of $25,000.
c. discount of $28,000.
d. premium of $75,000.
60. On May 1, 2018, Marly should credit Paid-in Capital from Stock Warrants for
a. $175,000
b. $103,000
c. $100,000
d. $ 96,000
61. On January 1, 2018, Ellison Company granted Sam Wine, an employee, an option to buy
1,000 shares of Ellison Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from
date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is
determined to be $6,000. Wine exercised his option on October 1, 2018 and sold his 1,000
shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Ellison Co. stock in 2018 were:
July 1 $30 per share
October 1 $36 per share
December 1 $40 per share
The service period is for three years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option
granted to Wine, using the fair value method, Ellison should recognize compensation
expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of
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a. $6,000.
b. $2,000.
c. $1,500.
d. $0.
62. On January 1, 2018, Trent Company granted Dick Williams, an employee, an option to
buy 400 shares of Trent Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years
from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is
determined to be $5,400. Williams exercised his option on September 1, 2018, and sold
his 400 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Trent Co. stock during
2018 were:
January 1 $30 per share
September 1 $36 per share
December 1 $40 per share
The service period is for two years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option
granted to Williams, using the fair value method, Trent should recognize compensation
expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of
a. $6,000.
b. $5,400.
c. $2,700.
d. $0.
63. On December 31, 2017, Gonzalez Company granted some of its executives options to
purchase 180,000 shares of the company’s $10 par common stock at an option price of
$50 per share. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation
expense to be $1,350,000. The options become exercisable on January 1, 2018, and
represent compensation for executives’ services over a three-year period beginning
January 1, 2018. At December 31, 2018 none of the executives had exercised their
options. What is the impact on Gonzalez’s net income for the year ended December 31,
2018 as a result of this transaction under the fair value method?
a. $ 450,000 increase.
b. $1,350,000 decrease.
c. $ 450,000 decrease.
d. $0.
64. On January 1, 2018 Reese Company granted Jack Buchanan, an employee, an option to
buy 300 shares of Reese Co. stock for $40 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years
from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is
determined to be $4,800. Buchanan exercised his option on September 1, 2018, and sold
his 300 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Reese Co. stock during
2018 were:
January 1 $40 per share
September 1 $48 per share
December 1 $54 per share
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The service period is for two years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option
granted to Buchanan, using the fair value method, Reese should recognize compensation
expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of
a. $0.
b. $2,400.
c. $4,800
d. $5,600
65. On June 30, 2018, Yang Corporation granted compensatory stock options for 25,000
shares of its $24 par value common stock to certain of its key employees. The market
price of the common stock on that date was $31 per share and the option price was $28.
Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be
$100,000. The options are exercisable beginning January 1, 2020, providing those key
employees are still in the employ of the company at the time the options are exercised.
The options expire on June 30, 2021.
On January 4, 2020, when the market price of the stock was $36 per share, all options for
the 25,000 shares were exercised. The service period is for two years beginning January
1, 2018. Using the fair value method, what should be the amount of compensation
expense recorded by Yang Corporation for these options on December 31, 2018?
a. $100,000
b. $50,000
c. $23,438
d. $0
66. In order to retain certain key executives, Smiley Corporation granted them incentive stock
options on December 31, 2017. 150,000 options were granted at an option price of $35
per share. Market prices of the stock were as follows:
December 31, 2018 $46 per share
December 31, 2019 51 per share
The options were granted as compensation for executives’ services to be rendered over a
two-year period beginning January 1, 2018. The Black-Scholes option pricing model
determines total compensation expense to be $1,500,000. What amount of compensation
expense should Smiley recognize as a result of this plan for the year ended December 31,
2018 under the fair value method?
a. $2,625,000.
b. $1,650,000.
c. $1,500,000.
d. $ 750,000.