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Getaway Travel Company reported net income for 2021 in the amount of $68,000. During 2021, Getaway declared and paid $18,000 in cash dividends on its nonconvertible preferred stock. Getaway also paid $28,000 cash dividends on its common stock. Getaway had 58,000 common shares outstanding from January 1 until 28,000 new shares were sold for cash on July 1, 2021. A 2-for-1 stock split was granted on July 5, 2021. What is the 2021 basic earnings per share

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Answer:

$0.35 per share

Explanation:

According to the scenario, computation of the given data are as follows,

Net income = $68,000

Preferred cash dividend = $18,000

So, we can calculate the basic earning per share by using following formula,

Basic Earning per share = ( Net income - Preferred cash dividend) ÷ Outstanding common shares

= ($68,000 - $18,000) ÷ [( 58,000 × 2) + (28,000 × 2 × 6/12)

= $50,000 ÷ [ 116,000 + 28,000]

= $50,000 ÷ 144,000

= $0.35 per share

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