Oriole Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements for the annual report to its shareholders for fiscal years ended May 31, 2017, and May 31, 2018. The income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, was $ 1,778,000 and income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018, was $2,461,000. In both years, the company incurred a 10% interest expense on $2,316,000 of debt, an obligation that requires interest-only payments for 5 years. The company experienced a loss from discontinued operations of $583,000 on February 2018. The company uses a 40% effective tax rate for income taxes. The capital structure of Oriole Corporation on June 1, 2016, consisted of 1,013,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,400 shares of $50 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock. There were no preferred dividends in arrears, and the company had not issued any convertible securities, options, or warrants. On October 1, 2016, Oriole sold an additional 500,000 shares of the common stock at $20 per share. Oriole distributed a 20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on January 1, 2017. On December 1, 2017, Oriole was able to sell an additional 776,000 shares of the common stock at $22 per share. These were the only common stock transactions that occurred during the two fiscal years. Your answer is correct. Identify whether the capital structure at Oriole Corporation is a simple or complex capital structure. Simple Capital Structure SHOW SOLUTION LINK TO TEXT |x Your answer is incorrect. Try again. Determine the weighted average number of shares that Oriole Corporation would use in calculating earnings per share for the fiscal year ended: Weighted-average number of shares Determine the weighted average number of shares that Oriole Corporation would use in calculating earnings per share for the fiscal year ended: Weighted-average number of shares (1) May 31, 2017 (2) May 31, 2018 Your answer is partially correct. Try again. Prepare, in good form, a comparative income statement, beginning with income from operations, for Oriole Corporation for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017, and May 31, 2018. This statement will be included in Oriole's annual report and should display the appropriate earnings per share presentations. (Round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. $1.55.) ORIOLE CORPORATION Comparative Income Statement For Fiscal Years Ended May 31, 2017 and 2018 2017 2018 Income From Operations Interest Expense Income Before Taxes Income From Operations Interest Expense Income Before Taxes Tincome Taxes Income From Continuing Operations v Oddb0/0 000 DJORDIQ Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Income / (Loss) Earnings per share: Income From Continuing Operations Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Income / (Loss)
