On January 1, 2016, Jerry Co. had 25,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On April 1, 2016 it had a 10% stock dividend. On October 1, 2017 it had a 4:1 stock split.
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a. Determine the weighted average common stock outstanding used in the basic earnings per share computation at 12/31/2016.
b. Determine the weighted average common stock outstanding used in the basic earnings per share computation at 12/31/2017.
c. Jerry will be issuing comparative financial statements for 2016 and 2017. What number of shares should be used in the earnings per share computation for 2016 and 2017? Why?
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b. 110...
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