Flint Inc uses a calendar year for financial reporting The company is authorized to issue 8,210,000 shares of $12 par common stock At no time has Flint issued any potentially dilutive securities Listed below is a summary of Flints common stock activities 1 Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 2,040,000 2 Shares issued as a result of a 12 stock dividend on September 30, 2019 244,800 3 Shares issued for cash on March 31, 2020 1,870,000 Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 4,154,800 4 A 2 for 1 stock split of Flints common stock took place on March 31, 2021 Compute the weighted average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2019 on the 2020 comparative income statement shares Compute the weighted average number of common shares used in computing earnings per common share for 2020 on the 2020 comparative income statement shares 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 shares 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 shares

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Flint Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized to issue 8,210,000 shares of $12 par common stock. At no time

Flint Inc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. The company is authorized to issue 8,210,000 shares of $12 par common stock. At no time has Flint issued any potentially dilutive securities. Listed below is a summary of Flints common stock activities.

1.	Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018	2,040,000
2.	Shares issued as a result of a 12% stock dividend on September 30, 2019	244,800
3.	Shares issued for cash on March 31, 2020	1,870,000
	Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020	4,154,800
4.	A 2-for-1 stock split of Flints common stock took place on March 31, 2021

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

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

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.

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.