Answer:
LUCAS COMPANY
1. basic earnings per share = Earnings / weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic earnings per share for 2019 = $5,125/10,250 = $0.5 per share
weighted average number of share outstanding for 2019
9000 + (3000*5/12) = 10,250
2. Basic earnings per share for 2020 = $16,400/27,667
= $0.59 per share
Comparative figure for 2019 to be disclosed in 2020 = $0.5 * 10,250/27,667 = $0.19 per share
weighted average number of share outstanding
As at Jan (9000+3000) 12,000
New issue (2000*10/12) 1,667
Stock split 14,000
27,667
3. Basic earnings per share for 2021 = $23,520/33,600
= $0.7 per share
Comparative basic earnings per share for 2019 to b disclosed in 2021 = $0.5 *10,250/33,600 = $0.15 per share
Comparative basic earnings per share for 2020 to b disclosed in 2021 = $0.59*27,667/33,600 = $0.49 per share
weighted average number of shares outstanding
As at Jan 1 28,000
stock dividend (20%*28,000) 5,600
33,600
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