PearlCorporation is preparing the comparative financial statements for the annual report to its shareholders for fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, and May 31, 2021. The income from operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, was $1,778,000and income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021, was $2,461,000. In both years, the company incurred a10% interest expense on $2,316,000of debt, an obligation that requires interest-only payments for 5 years. The company experienced a loss from discontinued operations of $583,000on February 2021. The company uses a20% effective tax rate for income taxes.

The capital structure ofPearlCorporation on June 1, 2019, consisted of1,013,000shares of common stock outstanding and19,400shares of $50par 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, 2019,Pearlsold an additional500,000shares of the common stock at $20per share.Pearldistributed a20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on January 1, 2020. On December 1, 2020,Pearlwas able to sell an additional776,000shares of the common stock at $22per share. These were the only common stock transactions that occurred during the two fiscal years.

Identify whether the capital structure atPearlCorporation is a simple or complex capital structure.

Simple Capital Structure

Complex Capital Structure

Determine the weighted-average number of shares thatPearlCorporation would use in calculating earnings per share for the fiscal year ended:

Weighted-average number of shares(1)May 31, 2020

(2)May 31, 2021

Prepare, in good form, a comparative income statement, beginning with income from operations, forPearlCorporation for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, and May 31, 2021. This statement will be included inPearl's annual report and should display the appropriate earnings per share presentations.(Round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. $1.55.)

PEARLCORPORATION

Comparative Income Statement

For Fiscal Years Ended May 31, 2020 and 2021

2020

2021