E16-24B (20–25 minutes)
(a) Net income for year ……………………………………………….. $26,860,000
Add: Adjustment for interest (net of tax) ………………… 525,000*
$27,385,000
*Maturity value ………………………………………………………. $10,000,000
Stated rate …………………………………………………………… X 9%
$10,000,000/$1,000 = 10,000 debentures
Increase in diluted earnings per share denominator:
10,000
X 12
120,000
Earnings per share:
(b) If the convertible security were preferred stock, basic EPS would be the
same assuming there were no preferred dividends declared or the
preferred was noncumulative. For diluted EPS, the numerator would
be the net income amount, and the denominator would be 12,920,000.