Basic Earnings per Share—Simple Capital Structure

The following condensed financial statements for Tomac Corporation were prepared by the accounting department.

Tomac Corporation

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Sales                                                         

 

$12,000,000

Cost of goods sold                                              

 

10,000,000

Gross profit on sales                                              

 

 $ 2,000,000

Expenses:

 

 

Selling expense                                               

$500,000

 

Administrative expense                                         

340,000

 

Interest expense                                              

24,000

864,000

Income from continuing operations before income taxes                   

 

 $ 1,136,000

Income taxes                                                   

 

446,000

Income from continuing operations                                   

 

 $ 690,000

Extraordinary loss, net of tax savings                                  

 

(60,000)

Net income                                                 

 

 $ 630,000

 

 

 

 

Tomac Corporation

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2008

Assets                                                                     

$5,300,000

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Current liabilities                                                          

$1,450,000

6% bonds, due December 31, 2012                                             

900,000

Stockholders’ equity:

 

Common stock, $10 par, 200,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding                

2,000,000

Additional paid-in capital                                                     

600,000

Retained earnings                                                          

350,000

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity                                              

 $5,300,000

 

Instructions: Compute the basic EPS under each of the following independent assumptions (the company has a simple capital structure).

1. No change in the capital structure occurred in 2008.

2. On December 31, 2007, there were 120,000 shares outstanding. On May 1,2008,60,000 shares were sold at par, and on October 1, 2008, 20,000 shares were sold at par.

3. On December 31, 2007, there were 160,000 shares outstanding. On July 1, 2008, the company issued a 25% stock dividend.