During 20x7, Wells Corporation reported a net income of $1,338,400. On January 1, Wells had 720,000 shares

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During 20x7, Wells Corporation reported a net income of $1,338,400. On January 1, Wells had 720,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The company issued an additional 480,000 shares of common stock on August 1. In 20x7, the company had a simple capital structure. During 20x8, there were no transactions involving common stock, and the company reported net income of $1,740,000. Determine the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for 20x7 and 20x8. Also compute earnings per share for 20x7 and 20x8.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780547070025

9th Edition

Authors: Jr. Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers

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