Whispering Corporation had 106,800 shares of stock outstanding on January 1, 2020. On May 1, 2020, Whispering issued 62,400 shares. On July 1, Whispering purchased 10,920 treasury shares, which were reissued on October 1. Compute Whispering’s weighted-average number of shares outstanding for 2020. Weighted-average number of shares outstanding

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Whispering Corporation had 106,800 shares of stock outstanding on January 1, 2020. On May 1, 2020, Whispering issued 62,400 shares. On July 1, Whispering purchased 10,920 treasury shares, which were reissued on October 1.

Compute Whispering’s weighted-average number of shares outstanding for 2020.

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
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