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Under its executive stock option plan, M Corporation granted options on January 1, 2018, that permit executives to purchase 15 million of the company's $1 par common shares within the next eight years, but not before December 31, 2020 (the vesting date) . The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant, $18 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $4 per option. No forfeitures were anticipated; however, unexpected turnover during 2019 caused the forfeiture of 5% of the stock options. Ignoring taxes, what is the effect on earnings in 2019?


A) $18.5 million.
B) $18 million.
C) $20 million.
D) $19 million.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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For a firm with a simple capital structure, EPS is:


A) earnings available to common and preferred shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common and preferred shares outstanding.
B) earnings available to common and preferred shareholders divided by the number of common and preferred shares outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
C) reported for both basic and diluted EPS.
D) reported for both earnings before discontinued operations and net income.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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At December 31, 2018 and 2017, G Co. had 50,000 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares of 5%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock outstanding. No dividends were declared on either the preferred or common stock in 2018 or 2017. Net income for 2018 was $500,000. For 2018, basic earnings per common share amounted to:


A) $5.00.
B) $9.50.
C) $9.00.
D) $10.00.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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What is the advantage of stock appreciation rights over stock options?

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The most important accounting objective for executive stock options is:


A) Measuring and reporting the amount of compensation expense during the service period.
B) Measuring their fair value for balance sheet purposes.
C) To disclose increases or decreases in the stock options held at the end of each accounting period.
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Martin Corp. permits any of its employees to buy shares directly from the company through payroll deduction. There are no brokerage fees and shares can be purchased at a 10% discount. During 2018, employees purchased 8 million shares; during this same period, the shares had a market price of $15 per share at the end of the year. Martin's 2018 pretax earnings will be reduced by:


A) $12 million.
B) $108 million.
C) $120 million.
D) $0.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Why are preferred dividends deducted from net income when calculating EPS?

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How is a complex capital structure different from a simple capital structure?

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The compensation associated with restricted stock under a stock award plan is:


A) The book value of an unrestricted share of the same stock times the number of shares.
B) The estimated fair value of a share of similar stock times the number of shares.
C) Allocated to expense over the service period which usually is the vesting period.
D) The book value of a share of similar stock times the number of shares.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Listed below are five terms followed by a list of phrases that describe or characterize each of the terms. Match each phrase with the correct term. -Diluted EPS


A) Assumption used for options, rights, and warrants.
B) Dual presentation of EPS does not apply.
C) Applies to both convertible debt and convertible equity securities.
D) Approximation of EPS assuming potential common shares became common stock.
E) Add after-tax interest to EPS numerator.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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What is the treasury stock method of accounting for stock options, warrants, and rights?

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DJ Co. is a calendar-year firm with 120 million common shares outstanding throughout 2018. As part of its executive compensation plan, at January 1, 2017, the company had issued 12 million executive stock options permitting executives to buy 12 million shares of stock for $10 each within the next eight years, but not prior to January 1, 2020. The fair value of the options was estimated on the grant date to be $3 per option. The stock options qualify for tax purposes as an incentive plan. The company's net income was $480 million in 2018. Its income tax rate is 40%. The average market price of the stock during 2018 was $12 per share. Required: Determine basic and diluted earnings per share (rounded to two decimal places) for DJ in 2018.

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Which of the following is a correct statement concerning earnings per share?


A) Earnings per share can never be a negative number.
B) Earnings per share must be reported for all corporations.
C) If a company has discontinued operations, at least two EPS amounts must be reported.
D) Reported earnings per share is the result of dividing weighted-average shares by net income.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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When the income statement includes discontinued operations, which amounts require per share presentation?

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Olde Corporation provides an executive stock option plan. Under the plan, the company granted options on January 1, 2018, that permit executives to acquire 2 million of the company's $1 par value common shares within the next five years, but not before December 31, 2019 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of the grant, $14 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $2 per option. No forfeitures are anticipated. Ignore taxes. Required: (1.) Determine the total compensation cost pertaining to the options, assuming the fair value approach has been selected. (2.) Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the award of the options on January 1, 2018. (3.) Prepare the journal entry to record compensation expense on December 31, 2018. (4.) Prepare the journal entry to record compensation expense on December 31, 2019.

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(1.)...

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When calculating diluted earnings per share, stock options:


A) Are included if they are antidilutive.
B) Should be ignored.
C) Are included if they are dilutive.
D) Increase the numerator while not affecting the denominator.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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During 2018, Angel Corporation had 900,000 shares of common stock and 50,000 shares of 6% preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock does not have cumulative or convertible features. Angel declared and paid cash dividends of $300,000 and $150,000 to common and preferred shareholders, respectively, during 2018. On January 1, 2017, Angel issued $2,000,000 of convertible 5% bonds at face value. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into five common shares. Angel's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $6 million. The income tax rate is 20%. - What is Angel's basic earnings per share for 2018, rounded to the nearest cent?


A) $5.29.
B) $5.57.
C) $6.50.
D) None of these answer choices are correct.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Burns Company reported $752.4 million in net income in 2018. On January 1, 2018, the company had 400 million shares of common stock outstanding. On March 1, 2018, 24 million new shares of common stock were sold for cash. On June 1, 2018, the company's common stock split 2 for 1. On July 1, 2018, 8 million shares were reacquired as treasury stock. Required: Compute Burns' basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Morrison Corporation had the following common stock record during the current calendar year:  Outstanding-January 12,000,000 Additional shares issued 3/31 100,000 Distributed a 10% stock dividend on 6/30 Additional shares issued 9/30100,000\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Outstanding-January } 1 & 2,000,000 \\\hline \text { Additional shares issued 3/31 } & 100,000 \\\hline \text { Distributed a } 10 \% \text { stock dividend on } 6 / 30 & \\\hline \text { Additional shares issued } 9 / 30 & 100,000 \\\hline\end{array} - What is the number of shares to be used in computing basic EPS?


A) 2,000,000.
B) 2,205,000.
C) 2,307,500.
D) 2,335,000.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Executive stock options should be reported as compensation expense:


A) Using the intrinsic value method.
B) Using the fair value method.
C) Using either the fair value method or the intrinsic value method.
D) Only on rare occasions.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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