Newton Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized to issue 9,000,000 shares

Question:

Newton Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized to issue 9,000,000 shares of $10 par common stock. At no time has Newton issued any potentially dilutive securities. Listed below is a summary of Newton’s common stock activities.

1. Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018.............2,000,000
2. Shares issued as a result of a 10% stock dividend on September 30, 2019...................200,000
3. Shares issued for cash on March 31, 2020......................................................................2,000,000
Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020.................4,200,000
4. A 2-for-1 stock split of Newton’s common stock took place on March 31, 2021

Instructions

a. Compute the weighted-average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2019 on the 2020 comparative income statement.

b. Compute the weighted-average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2020 on the 2020 comparative income statement.

c. Compute the weighted-average number of common shares to be used in computing earnings per common share for 2020 on the 2021 comparative income statement.

d. Compute the weighted-average number of common shares to be used in computing earnings per common share for 2021 on the 2021 comparative income statement.

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