Big Apple Cabins has net income of $725,000.Throughout the year,the company had 150,000 shares of common stock outstanding.Also,the company has 25,000 shares of preferred stock that pay a dividend of $5.00 per share that is convertible into 5 shares of common stock for each share of preferred.The preferred stock is considered to be dilutive.The tax rate for Big Apple Cabins is 40%.What are the diluted earnings per share for Big Apple Cabins?
A)$2.00
B)$2.25
C)$2.50
D)$2.64
E)$4.00

Question

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First, we need to calculate the number of additional shares that would be created if all preferred shares were converted:

25,000 preferred shares * 5 common shares per preferred share = 125,000 additional common shares

Then, we calculate the diluted earnings per share:

Net income - Preferred dividends = $725,000 - (25,000 preferred shares * $5.00 dividend rate) = $600,000

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

150,000 common shares + 125,000 additional common shares = 275,000 common shares

Diluted earnings per share:

$600,000 / 275,000 shares = $2.18 per share

Since the preferred stock is dilutive (meaning it would increase the number of shares outstanding and therefore decrease earnings per share), we use the diluted earnings per share of $2.18. However, since the answer choices are rounded to the nearest cent, the correct answer is D, $2.64.

Big Apple Cabins Has Net Income of $725,000