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Question 3 (a) Fire Wall Company Ltd has the following changes in its ordinary outstanding shares during 2019: Date Share changes Share 1-January Beginning balance

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(a) Fire Wall Company Ltd has the following changes in its ordinary outstanding shares during 2019:

Date

Share changes

Share

1-January

Beginning balance

800,000

1-April

Issued additional shares

160,000

1-June

Re -purchased 240,000 shares from the Market

240,000

1 August

Issued Share Dividends 25%

180,000

1-October

Issued additional shares

80,000

Required

(1) Calculate the weighted average outstanding shares as of 31 December 2019. [10 marks]

(2) Calculate the earnings per share EPS, assume that the net income was $ 3,200,000 [5 marks]

(3) Explain the meaning of Complex Capital Structure, Diluted EPS (10 marks)

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