Assume that the following transactions affected owners ' equity for De Soto Inc during 2013 Feb 1 Sold 40,000 shares of common stock in the market Apr 1 Purchased 3,000 shares of common stock to be held as treasury stock Paid cash dividends of $0 50 per share May 1 Split common stock 2 for 1 July 1...

Computation of shares outstanding working backward Oct 1 to Dec 31 581900 July 1 to Oct 1 529 ...

Assume that the following transactions affected owners' equity for De Soto Inc. during 2013. Feb. 1 Sold

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Assume that the following transactions affected owners' equity for De Soto Inc. during
2013.
Feb. 1 Sold 40,000 shares of in the market.
Apr. 1 Purchased 3,000 shares of to be held as treasury stock. Paid cash dividends of $0.50 per share.
May 1 Split 2 for 1.
July 1 Sold 15,000 shares of common stock.
Oct. 1 Issued a 10% stock 31 Paid a cash of $0.70 per share. The total amount paid for dividends on December 31 was $407,330.
Compute the weighted-average number of shares to be used in computing basic EPS for 2013. Because no beginning share figures are available, you must work backward from December 31, 2013, to compute shares outstanding.
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