On January 1, 2018, Albacore Company had 300,000 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding. Albacore issued a 8% stock dividend on July 1, 2018. On October 1, 2018, Albacore retired 12,000 of its common shares. When calculating basic earnings per share for 2018, what is the appropriate number of shares for Albacore to use in the denominator of the EPS fraction?
Multiple Choice
324,000.
312,960.
327,000.
Answer- The appropriate number of shares for Albacore to use in the denominator of the EPS fraction = 321000 shares.
Explanation- No of shares in the denominator of the EPS fraction = (300000 shares*1.08)- (12000 shares*3 months)/12 months
= 324000 shares-3000 shares
= 321000 shares
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