Bridger Stamping began the current year with 240,000 common shares outstanding and issued an additional 300,000...

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Bridger Stamping began the current year with 240,000 common shares outstanding and issued an additional 300,000 shares on September 1. The firm has $11,200,000, 2.5% convertible bonds outstanding for a full year (i.e., $280,000 coupon interest per year), which are convertible into 285,000 shares of common stock. The firm issued the bonds at par and did not convert any during the current year. It also had $1,220,000 par value, 5% nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the full year and declared dividends for the current year. The company is subject to a 40% effective tax rate and net income is $3,800,000. Assume that the $3,800,000 net income reported by Bridger Stamping includes a $789,000 loss from discontinued operations, net of tax. Requirement a. Based on this information, compute basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the current year. Begin with the basic earnings per share for income from continuing operations. (Round the EPS to the nearest cent, $X.XX.) Basic EPS from income from continuing operations for the current year is $ Based on this information, compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the current year. b. Prepare the earnings per share disclosure on the income statement beginning with income from continuing operations. Bridger Stamping began the current year with 240,000 common shares outstanding and issued an additional 300,000 shares on September 1. The firm has $11,200,000, 2.5% convertible bonds outstanding for a full year (i.e., $280,000 coupon interest per year), which are convertible into 285,000 shares of common stock. The firm issued the bonds at par and did not convert any during the current year. It also had $1,220,000 par value, 5% nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the full year and declared dividends for the current year. The company is subject to a 40% effective tax rate and net income is $3,800,000. Assume that the $3,800,000 net income reported by Bridger Stamping includes a $789,000 loss from discontinued operations, net of tax. Requirement a. Based on this information, compute basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the current year. Begin with the basic earnings per share for income from continuing operations. (Round the EPS to the nearest cent, $X.XX.) Basic EPS from income from continuing operations for the current year is $ Based on this information, compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the current year. b. Prepare the earnings per share disclosure on the income statement beginning with income from continuing operations.

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