Medical Instruments Reported $7,000,000 in Net Income for the Current

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Essay

Medical Instruments reported $7,000,000 in net income for the current year. The company had $6,000,000 of 8% cumulative, non-convertible preferred stock outstanding all year, and issued $10,000,000 of 7% convertible bonds on July 1. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 30 shares of common stock. Common shares outstanding at the beginning of the year was 1,000,000, but on December 15, the company declared a 2 for 1 stock split. Compute both basic and diluted EPS when the tax rate is 40%.

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