On January 1, 2012, Peanut Corporation acquires an 80% interest in Sunny Corporation. Information regarding the income

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On January 1, 2012, Peanut Corporation acquires an 80% interest in Sunny Corporation. Information regarding the income and equity structure of the two companies as of the year ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:
On January 1, 2012, Peanut Corporation acquires an 80% interest

Additional information is as follows:
a. The warrants to acquire Peanut stock are issued in 2013. Each warrant can be exchanged for one share of Peanut common stock at an exercise price of $12 per share.
b. Each share of convertible preferred stock can be converted into two shares of Sunny common stock. The preferred stock pays an annual dividend totaling $4,000. Peanut owns 60% of the convertible preferred stock.
c. The nonconvertible preferred stock is issued on July 1, 2014, and pays a 6-month dividend totaling $500.
d. Relevant market prices per share of Peanut common stock during 2014 are as follows:
Average
First quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Third quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fourth quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Compute the basic and diluted consolidated EPS for the year ended December 31, 2014. Use quarterly share averaging.

Common Stock
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Dividend
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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0538480284

11th edition

Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng

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