Reference no: EM132889717
Problem - Weighted Average Shares At the beginning of the current year, Hardin Company had 20,000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding. During the year, it engaged in the following transactions related to its common stock, so that at year-end it had 63,800 shares outstanding:
Apr. 1 Issued 5,000 shares of stock.
June 1 Issued 4,000 shares of stock.
July 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend.
Sept 30 Issued a 2-for-1 stock split, reducing the par value to $5 per share.
Oct. 1 Reissued the 1,000 shares of treasury stock.
Nov. 30 Reissued the 1,000 shares of treasury stock.
Required - What the weighted average number of shares outstanding for computing the current earnings per share.