(Weighted-Average Number of Shares) Gogean Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized...

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(Weighted-Average Number of Shares) Gogean Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized to issue 9,000,000 shares of $10 par common stock. At no time has Gogean issued any potentially dilutive securities. Listed below is a summary of Gogean’s common stock activities.

1. Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009           2,400,000

2. Shares issued as a result of a 10% stock dividend on September 30, 2010                 240,000

3. Shares issued for cash on March 31, 2011                                                                     2,000,000

Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011               4,640,000

4. A 2-for-1 stock split of Gogean’s common stock took place on March 31, 2012.

(a) Compute the weighted-average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2010 on the 2011 comparative income statement.

(b) Compute the weighted-average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2011 on the 2011 comparative income statement.

(c) Compute the weighted-average number of common shares to be used in computing earnings per common share for 2011 on the 2012 comparative income statement.

(d) Compute the weighted-average number of common shares to be used in computing earnings per common share for 2012 on the 2012 comparative income statement.

(CMA adapted)

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...
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