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(EPS: Simple Capital Structure) On January 1, 2017, Lennon Industries had stock outstanding as follows.

6% Cumulative preferred stock, \(100 par value,

issued and outstanding 10,000 shares \)1,000,000

Common stock, \(10 par value, issued and

outstanding 200,000 shares 2,000,000

To acquire the net assets of three smaller companies, Lennon authorized the issuance of an additional 160,000 common shares. The acquisitions took place as shown below.

Date of Acquisition Shares Issued

Company A April 1, 2017 50,000

Company B July 1, 2017 80,000

Company C October 1, 2017 30,000

On May 14, 2017, Lennon realized a \)90,000 (before taxes) gain on discontinued operations.On December 31, 2017, Lennon recorded income of $300,000 from continuing operations.

Instructions

Assuming a 50% tax rate, compute the earnings per share data that should appear on the financial statements of Lennon Industries as of December 31, 2017.

Short Answer

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Income from continuing operations

$300,000

Discontinued operations loss, net of tax ($90,000 x 50%)

45,000

Net income

$345,000

Per share of common stock

Income from continuing operations

0.8421

Discontinued operations loss, net of tax

0.1579

Net income

1

Step by step solution

01

Computation of Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:

Dates Outstanding

Shares Outstanding

Fraction of Year

Weighted Shares

January

200,000

12/12

200,000

April 1

50,000

9/12

37,500

July 1

80,000

6/12

40,000

Oct 1

30,000

3/12

7,500

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
285,000
02

Computation of income from continuous operation-

Incomefromcontinuousoperation=Netincome-DividendWeightedaveragenoofsharesoutstanding=300,000-60,000285,000=0.8421

03

Computation of income from discontinued operations-


Incomefromdiscountinuedoperations=Gainondiscountinuedoperations(1-Taxrate)Weightedaveragenoofsharesoutstanding=90,000(1-0.50)285,000=0.1579

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