In 2022, Capstone Ltd. issued $50,000 of 8% bonds at par, with each $1,000 bond being convertible into 100 common shares. The company had revenues of $75,000 and expenses of $40,000 for 2023, not including interest and tax. (Assume a tax rate of 25%.) Throughout 2023, 1,000 common shares were outstanding, and none of the bonds were converted or redeemed. (For simplicity, assume that the convertible bonds’ equity element is not recorded.)

Instructions

a. Calculate income available to common shareholders.

b. Calculate diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2023. For simplicity, ignore the requirement to record the bonds’ debt and equity components separately. The bonds are assumed to be converted for the entire year. Round to the nearest cent.

c. Repeat the calculation in parts (a) and (b) but assume that the 50 bonds were issued on October 1, 2023 (rather than in 2022), and that none have been converted or redeemed.

d. Repeat the calculation in parts (a) and (b) but assume that 10 of the 50 bonds were converted on July 1, 2023.