Extreme Company reported the following information about its stock on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet: Preferred

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Extreme Company reported the following information about its stock on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet:
Preferred stock, $2 par value, 5% cumulative, 300,000 shares authorized, 120,000 shares issued and outstanding $240,000
Common stock, $1 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 240,000 shares issued and outstanding 240,000
The following amounts were taken from Extreme’s income statement:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes .........$ 680,000
Income tax expense ..........................................................................(204,000)
Income from continuing operations ..............................................$ 476,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of $13,000 tax benefit.... (36,000)
Net income ........................................................................................$ 440,000
The only stock issued during 2019 was 80,000 shares of common stock issued on June 30, 2019. No dividends were declared during 2019.


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1. Calculate all earnings per share amounts for 2019.
2. Are dividends on preferred stock taken into account when calculating earnings per share even if they are not declared? If so, why?

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...
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1337788281

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Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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