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On 12/31/2016, Admiral Nelson Co. had 300,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Admiral issued...

On 12/31/2016, Admiral Nelson Co. had 300,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Admiral issued a 10% stock dividend on 6/30/2017. On 9/30/2017, 12,000 shares of common stock were reacquired as treasury stock. What is the appropriate number of shares to be used in calculating basic earnings per share for 2017?
A) 303,000.             B) 342,000.
C) 312,000.             D) 327,000.

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Computation of weighted average outstanding shares
For year ended 2016
Particulars Outstanding shares Period Outstanding Weighted average Nos of shares
Beginning balance 300000 12 300000
Stock dividend 10% 10%
Outstanding shares after stock dividend 330000 330000
Less: Treasury stock -12000 3 -3000
Weighted average outstanding shares 318000 327000

Hence option D is correct.

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