Poppy Corporation owns 60 percent of Seed Companys common shares. Balance sheet data for the companies on
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Poppy Corporation owns 60 percent of Seed Company’s common shares. Balance sheet data for the companies on December 31, 20X2, are as follows:
The bonds of Poppy Corporation and Seed Company pay annual interest of 8 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Poppy’s bonds are not convertible. Seed’s bonds can be converted into 10,000 shares of its company stock any time after January 1, 20X1. An income tax rate of 40 percent is applicable to both companies. Seed reports net income of $30,000 for 20X2 and pays dividends of $15,000. Poppy reports income from its separate operations of $45,000 and pays dividends of $25,000.
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Compute basic and diluted EPS for the consolidated entity for 20X2.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781265042615
13th International Edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Cassy Budd