Dilutive Securities and Earnings per Share
Ex. 16-141—Earnings per share.
Santana Corporation has 400,000 shares of common stock outstanding throughout 2018. In
addition, the corporation has 5,000, 20-year, 9% bonds issued at par in 2016. Each $1,000 bond
is convertible into 20 shares of common stock after 9/23/19. During the year 2018, the
corporation earned $900,000 after deducting all expenses. The tax rate was 30%.
Instructions
Compute the proper earnings per share for 2018.
Ex. 16-142—Diluted earnings per share.
Dunbar Company had 700,000 shares of common stock outstanding during the year 2018. In
addition, at December 31, 2018, 90,000 shares were issuable upon exercise of executive stock
options which require a $40 cash payment upon exercise (options granted in 2018). The average
market price during 2018 was $50.
Instructions
Compute the number of shares to be used in determining diluted earnings per share for 2018.