Beatty, Inc. acquires 100% of the voting stock of Gataux Company on January 1, 2020 for $80,000, consisting of $20,000 in cash and 6,000 shares of stock. A contingent payment of $12,000 in cash will be paid on April 1, 2021 if Gataux generates cash flows from operations of $26,500 or more in the next year. Beatty estimates that there is a 30% probability that Gataux will generate at least $26,500 next year, and uses an interest rate of 4% to incorporate the time value of money. The fair value of $12,000 at 4%, using a probability-weighted approach, is $3,461. A contingent payment of $20,000, payable in stock, will be paid to the former owners of Gataux on April 1, 2021 if the market value of Beatty stock drops below $10 per share. Beatty estimates there is a 15% probability that its share price will not exceed that threshold. Using the same interest rate and probability-weighted approach, Beatty calculates the market value of the stock contingency to be $2,884.On April 1, 2021, Beatty stock closes with a market value of $8.98 per share. How many shares of stock, rounded to the next whole number, must it issue to the former owners of Gataux?

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To find the number of shares Beatty must issue, divide the contingent payment amount ($20,000) by the April 1, 2021 market value per share ($8.98). This results in approximately 2,228 shares.