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Question - Oak and Maple Inc. (Oak and Maple) is a small public furniture company with a December 31 year-end. The following information is available for Oak and Maple for 2019:
January 1, 2019, common shares outstanding 150,000
May 1, 2019, common shares issued 50,000
June 1, 2019, common stock dividend 5%
November 1, 2019, repurchase of common shares (30,000)
January 1, 2019, 5% cumulative preferred shares, convertible into 20,000 common shares (adjusted for stock dividend) at option of holder $200,000
Common shares average market price during 2019, (adjusted for stock dividend) $35
Income tax rate for fiscal year 2019 25%
2019 net income $225,000
Written (put) options for 30,000 Oak and Maple common shares have been outstanding for the entire 2019 year. After adjusting for the stock dividend, the put options give the option holder the right to sell 30,000 Oak and Maple common shares to the company at an exercise price of $50.
On July 1, 2018, Oak and Maple issued 5 year, $120,000 face value, 4% convertible bonds. The fair value of the debt portion of the bonds was $105,000 on date of issue. The bonds pay interest annually, and each $1,000 bond is convertible into 90 common shares, after adjusting for the stock dividend. None of the bonds have been converted.
a) Determine the weighted average number of common shares to be used to calculate Oak and Maple's basic earnings per share (EPS) for the year ending December 31, 2019.
b) Calculate Oak and Maple's basic EPS for the year ending December 31, 2019.