At January 1, 2014, JR Companys outstanding shares included the following. 200,000 shares of $100 par value,

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At January 1, 2014, JR Company’s outstanding shares included the following.

200,000 shares of $100 par value, 6% cumulative preferred stock (issued on January 1, 2012)

600,000 shares of $1 par value common stock

Net income for 2014 was $2,689,000. No cash dividends were declared or paid during 2012 or 2013. On March 31, 2014, all preferred dividends in arrears for 2012 and 2013 were paid. Then, on July 1, 2014, the company declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend on common shares. On February 1, 2015, the company declared and paid the 2014 preferred dividend and a $0.10 per share cash dividend on the common shares.

On March 1, 2014, 800,000 shares of common stock were sold for $3 per share, and on October 1, 2014, 50,000 shares of common stock held as treasury stock were sold for $4 per share.


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Compute earnings per share for 2014. Assume that financial statements for 2014 were issued in March 2015.


Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118147290

15th edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, and Terry D. Warfield

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