1. On January 1, 2020, Blossom Ltd. had 498,000 common shares outstanding. During 2020, it had the following transactions that affected the common share account:

Feb. 1		Issued 150,000 shares.
Mar. 1		Issued a 10% stock dividend.
May 1		Acquired 162,000 common shares and retired them.
June 1		Issued a 2-for-1 stock split.
Oct. 1		Issued 40,000 shares.

The companys year end is December 31.Determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding as at December 31, 2020. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

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Assume that Blossom earned net income of $3,000,000 during 2020. In addition, it had 80,000 of 7%, $100 par, non-convertible, noncumulative preferred shares outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity limitations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2020. Calculate earnings per share for 2020, using the weighted average number of shares determined above. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

Earnings per share

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Assume that Blossom earned net income of $3,000,000 during 2020. In addition, it had 80,000 of 7%, $100 par, non-convertible, noncumulative preferred shares outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity limitations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2020. Assume that net income included a loss from discontinued operations of $400,000, net of applicable income taxes. Calculate earnings per share for 2020. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

		Earnings per share
Income from continuing operations		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places
Loss from discontinued operations		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places
Net income		$enter a total amount rounded to 2 decimal places