Anderson Steel Company began 2018 with 600,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 31, 2018,100,000 new shares were sold at a price of $45 per share. The market price has risen steadily since that time toa high of $50 per share at December 31. No other changes in shares occurred during 2018, and no securities areoutstanding that can become common stock. However, there are two agreements with officers of the company forfuture issuance of common stock. Both agreements relate to compensation arrangements reached in 2017. Thefirst agreement grants to the company president a right to 10,000 shares of stock each year the closing market priceis at least $48. The agreement begins in 2019 and expires in 2022. The second agreement grants to the controller aright to 15,000 shares of stock if she is still with the firm at the end of 2026. Net income for 2018 was $2,000,000.Required:Compute Anderson Steel Company’s basic and diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Purple Cab Company had 60,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2024. On April 1, 2024, the company issued 30,000 shares of common stock. The company had outstanding fully vested incentive stock options for 6,000 shares exercisable at $11 that had not been exercised by its executives. The average market price of common stock was $13. The company reported net income in the amount of $279,915 for 2024. What is the basic earnings per share (rounded)? Multiple Choice $4.67 $3.11 $292 $3.39

Mechforce, Incorporated had net income of $150,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. At the beginning of the year, 17,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. On April 1, an additional 19,000 shares were issued. On October 1, the company purchased 4,000 shares of its own common stock and held them as treasury stock until the end of the year. No other changes in common shares outstanding occurred during the year. During the year, Mechforce paid the annual dividend on the 8,000 shares of 4.60%, $100 par value preferred stock that were outstanding the entire year. Required: Calculate basic earnings per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2022. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Earnings per share $ 0.74 x

Anderson Steel Company began 2021 with 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 31, 2021, 160,000 new shares were sold at a price of $70 per share. The market price has risen steadily since that time to a high of $75 per share at December 31. No other changes in shares occurred during 2021, and no securities are outstanding that can become common stock. However, there are two agreements with officers of the company for future issuance of common stock. Both agreements relate to compensation arrangements reached in 2020. The first agreement grants to the company president a right to 32,000 shares of stock each year the closing market price is at least $73. The agreement begins in 2022 and expires in 2025. The second agreement grants to the controller a right to 37,000 shares of stock if she is still with the firm at the end of 2029. Net income for 2021 was $4,200,000. Required: Compute Anderson Steel Company's basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December…