At December 31, 2010, Starr Company has $500,000 of $100 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock outstanding and $2,000,000 of $10 par value common stock issued. Starr's net income for the year is $410,000.
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Compute earnings per share of common stock for 2010 under the following independent situations. (Round to two decimals.)
(a) The dividend to preferred stockholders was declared, and there has been no change in the number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year.
(b) The dividend to preferred stockholders was not declared, and 10,000 shares of common treasury stock were held throughout the year. The preferred stock is cumulative.

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The Answer of At December 31, 2010, Starr Company has $500,000 of $100 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock outstanding and $2,000,000 of $10 par value common stock issued. Starr's net income for the year is $410,000.
Instructions
Compute earnings per share of common stock for 2010 under the following independent situations. (Round to two decimals.)
(a) The dividend to preferred stockholders was declared, and there has been no change in the number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year.
(b) The dividend to preferred stockholders was not declared, and 10,000 shares of common treasury stock were held throughout the year. The preferred stock is cumulative.

At December 31, 2010, Starr Company Has $500,000 of $100