On January 1, 2018, Wilke Corp. had 480,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2018, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account.February 1Issued 120,000 sharesMarch 1Issued a 10% stock dividendMay 1Acquired 100,000 shares of treasury stockJune 1Issued a 3-for-1 stock splitOctober 1Reissued 60,000 shares of treasury stock(a) Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018.

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Answer:

W-A outstanding shares: 588,333

Explanation:

We must multiply the shares over the months outstanding from the transaction to year-end

January 1st : 480,000 x 12/12 =                       480,000

February 1st: 120,000 x 11/12 =                          110,000

March 1st: 10% stock dividends:

(480,000 + 120,000) x 10% = 60,000 x 10/12 = 50,000

May 1st: treasury stock:

100,000 x 8/12 =                                                 (66,667)

October 1st reissued shares:

60,000 x 3/12 =                                                    15,000  

     weighted average oustanding shares:       588,333