On January 1, 20X1, Anclote Corporation had 600,000 shares of common stock outst
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Question
On January 1, 20X1, Anclote Corporation had 600,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 1, the corporation issued 90,000 new shares to raise additional capital. On July 1, the corporation declared and issued a 2 for 1 stock split. On October 1, the corporation purchased, in the market, 280,000 of its own outstanding shares and retired them. hares to be used in computing earnings per share for the corporation for the year 20X1. Assume the company's fiscal year is the calendar year. Show all appropriate calculations and, where necessary, round all calculations to the nearest whole share.Explanation / Answer
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Common stock outstanding on jan 1 = 600,000
Issued - March 1 (90,000 X 10 / 12) = 75000
July 1 (690,000 X 2 X 6/12) = 690,000
October -1 (280,000 X 3/12) = (70,000)
Weighted Average number of sahres = 1,295,000