On January 1, 2018, Monty Corp. had 479,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2018, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account.

February 1 Issued 117,000 shares

March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend

May 1 Acquired 103,000 shares of treasury stock

June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split

October 1 Reissued 59,000 shares of treasury stock

A. Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018.

The weighted-average number of shares outstanding

B. Assume that Monty Corp. earned net income of $3,408,000 during 2018. In addition, it had 102,000 shares of 10%, $100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2018. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a). (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. $2.55.)

Earnings Per Share

C. Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that net income included a loss from discontinued operations of $426,000 (net of tax). Compute earnings per share for 2018. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. $2.55.)

Monty Corp. Income Statement