Answer:
370,500
Explanation:
The computation of appropriate number of shares is shown below:-
Appropriate number of shares = Common stock shares × (1 + 10%) - (Common shares retired × 3 months (From Oct to Dec) ÷ Total number of months)
= 340,000 × 1.10 - (14,000 × 3 months ÷ 12 months)
= 374,000 - 3,500
= 370,500
Therefore for computing the appropriate number of shares by using in the denominator of the EPS fraction we simply applied the above formula.