Chapter 19, Problem 19.7BYP

(1)

To determine

Earnings per share (EPS): The amount of earnings made available to each common share is referred to as earnings per share. Dilutive securities like convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, and stock options, reduce the EPS by increasing the common shares.

Use the following formula to determine EPS:

$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{l}\text{Earnings }\\ \text{per share}\end{array}\}\text{ = }\frac{\text{Earnings available to common shareholders}}{\text{Weighted average number of common shares outstanding}}\\ \text{= }\frac{\text{Net income –Preferred dividends}}{\text{Weighted average number of common shares outstanding}}\end{array}$

To define: The potential dilutive shares.

(2)

To determine

To describe: The effect of convertible bonds on diluted EPS

(3)

To determine

To describe: The reason for not including convertible debentures while computing diluted EPS.