TIME AND PURPOSE OF PROBLEMS
Problem 16-1 (Time 35–40 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to prepare entries to properly account for a series of
transactions involving the issuance and exercise of common stock rights and detachable stock warrants,
plus the granting and exercise of stock options. The student is required to prepare the necessary journal
entries to record these transactions and the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as of the end
of the year.
Problem 16-2 (Time 45–50 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an understanding of the entries to properly account for convertible
debt. The student is required to prepare the journal entries to record the conversion, amortization, and
interest in connection with these bonds on specified dates.
Problem 16-3 (Time 30–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an understanding of the entries to properly account for a stock-option
plan over a period of years. The student is required to prepare the journal entries when the stock-option
plan was adopted, when the options were granted, when the options were exercised, and when the options
expired.
Problem 16-4 (Time 25–30 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an understanding of the entries to properly account for a stock option
and restricted stock plan. The student is asked to identify the important features of an employee stock–
purchase plan.
Problem 16-5 (Time 30–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an understanding of the effect options and convertible bonds have on
the computation of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding with regard to basic EPS and
diluted EPS. Preferred stock dividends must also be computed.
Problem 16-6 (Time 30–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an understanding of the proper computation of the weighted-average
number of shares outstanding for two consecutive years. The student is also asked to determine whether
the capital structure presented is simple or complex. A two-year comparative income statement with
appropriate EPS presentation is also required.
Problem 16-7 (Time 35–45 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to calculate the number of shares used to compute
basic and diluted earnings per share which is complicated by a stock dividend, a stock split, and several
issues of common stock during the year. To be determined are the number of shares to compute basic
EPS, the number of shares to compute diluted EPS, and the numerator for computing basic EPS.
Problem 16-8 (Time 25–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with a problem with multiple dilutive securities which must be analyzed to
compute basic and diluted EPS.
Problem 16-9 (Time 30–40 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to calculate the weighted-average number of common
shares for computing earnings per share and to prepare a comparative income statement including
earnings per share data. In addition, the student explains a simple capital structure and the earnings per
share presentation for a complex capital structure.