The following excerpt is from an article reported in the May 7, 2014, online issue of Bloomberg. (Blomberg) Ford Motor Co. (F) said it will repurchase $1.8 billion of its shares to reduce dilution from recent stock grants to executives. The par amount per share for Ford ’s common stock is $0.01. Paid-in capital—excess of par is $5.39 per share on average. The market price was $16. Required: 1. Suppose Ford reacquires 112 million shares through repurchase on the open market at $16 per share. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the purchase. Ford considers the shares it buys back to be treasury stock. 2. Suppose Ford considers the shares it buys back to be retired rather than treated as treasury stock. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the purchase. 3. What does the company mean by saying that the buyback will serve “to offset dilution from executive compensation”?

a.)Pharoah Company’s net income for 2020 is $709,000, and 94,000 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding during 2020. The only potentially dilutive securities outstanding were 28,000 executive stock options issued during 2019, each exercisable for one share at $20.00, none of these have been exercised. The average market price of Pharoah’s stock during 2020 was $25.50. (b) Assume the same facts as those assumed for part (a), except that 10,000 additional options were issued on October 1, 2020, with an exercise price of $26.50 (the market price of the common stock on that date). The average market price during the last 3 months of 2020 was $29.00

Alciatore Company reported a net income of $150,000 in 2018. The weighted-average number of commonshares outstanding for 2018 was 40,000. The average stock price for 2018 was $33. Assume an income tax rateof 40%.Required:For each of the following independent situations, indicate whether the effect of the security is antidilutive fordiluted EPS.1. 10,000 shares of 7.7% of $100 par convertible, cumulative preferred stock. Each share may be converted intotwo common shares.2. 8% convertible 10-year, $500,000 of bonds, issued at face value. The bonds are convertible to 5,000 shares ofcommon stock.3. Stock options exercisable at $30 per share after January 1, 2020.4. Warrants for 1,000 common shares with an exercise price of $35 per share.5. A contingent agreement to issue 5,000 shares of stock to the company president if net income is at least$125,000 in 2019.

The Cincinnati Chili Kitchen has just announced the repurchase of $140,000 of its stock. The company has 42,000 shares outstanding and earnings per share of $3.35. The company stock is currently selling for $76.48 per share. What is the price-earnings ratio after the repurchase?

Moonscape has just completed an initial public offering. The firm sold 3 million shares at an offer price of $12 per share. The underwriting spread was $0.30 a share. The price of the stock closed at $18.00 per share at the end of the first day of trading. The firm incurred $300,000 in legal, administrative, and other costs. What were flotation costs as a fraction of funds raised? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Flotation cost as percent of funds raised %

Xijiang issued 1000 shares at the beginning of fiscal year (t=0), and the net profit at the end of fiscal year (t=1) is expected to be 2million won. (zhuxijiang plans to pay a total of 800000 won as dividends to shareholders at the end of the accounting year, and the rest will be retained for internal reinvestment. (Zhou) the average self capital profit margin (roe= current net profit of the accounting year / self capital at the beginning of the accounting year) of Xijiang in each accounting year will be maintained at 20%. (shares) Xijiang's dividend policy and self capital profit margin will continue to be maintained. The annual required rate of return (RRR) of the enterprise in the market is 16%. If the dividend growth rate (or profit growth rate) of the company is equal to the return on self capital (ROE) multiplied by the internal retention rate, please answer the following questions. The dividend discount model is used to calculate the stock price at the beginning of the…

In 2018, Caterpillar Inc. had about 710 million shares outstanding. Their book value was $38.0 per share, and the market price was $85.00 per share. The company's balance sheet shows that the company had $29.50 billion of long-term debt, which was currently selling near par value. a. What was Caterpillar's book debt-to-value ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. What was its market debt-to-value ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. Which measure should you use to calculate the company's cost of capital? a. Book debt-to-value ratio b. C. Markeet debt-to-value ratio Measure

n Tina Black's Fabrics is currently an all equity firm that has 15,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $12.50 a share. Company management has decided to issue $60,000 worth of debt and use the funds to repurchase shares of the outstanding stock at the market price. The interest rate on the debt will be 7%. Ignoring taxes, what is the earnings per share (EPS) at the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)? O A. O B. O D. $1.143 O C. $1.500 SOE. $1.125 $0.875 $0.667 27/

Indigo Company's net income for 2025 is $641,000, and 79,000 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding during 2025. The only potentially dilutive securities outstanding were 27,000 executive stock options issued during 2024, each exercisable for one share at $19.50; none of these have been exercised. The average market price of Indigo's stock during 2025 was $25. (a) Compute diluted earnings per share. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.55.) Diluted earnings per share $ (b) Assume the same facts as those assumed for part (a), except that 10,000 additional options were issued on October 1, 2025, with an exercise price of $26 (the market price of the common stock on that date). The average market price during the last 3 months of 2025 was $28.50. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.55.) Diluted earnings per share $