Brooks Inc. recently purchased Donovan Corp., a large midwestern home painting company. One of the terms of the merger was that if Donovan’s income for 2023 was $110,000 or more, 10,000 additional shares would be issued to Donovan’s shareholders in 2024. Donovan’s income for 2022 was $125,000.

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a. Would the contingent shares have to be considered in Brooks’ 2022 earnings per share computations?

b. Assume the same facts, except that the 10,000 shares are contingent on Donovan’s achieving a net income of $130,000 in 2023. Would the contingent shares have to be considered  in Brooks’ earnings per share computations for 2022?