On January 1, 2021, Bramble Corp. had 459,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2021, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account.

February 1 Issued 126,000 shares

March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend

May 1 Acquired 101,000 shares of treasury stock

June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split

October 1 Reissued 62,000 shares of treasury stock

A. Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

B. Assume that Bramble Corp. earned net income of $3,383,000 during 2021. In addition, it had 96,000 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 2021. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a)

C. Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that the preferred stock was cumulative. Compute earnings per share for 2021.

D. Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that net income included a loss from discontinued operations of $434,000 (net of tax). Compute earnings per share for 2021 and fill out balance sheet below:

Income from continuing operations :

Loss from discontinued operations:

Net income/(loss):