FED Had 100 Common Shares Issued and Outstanding at December

question 89

Multiple Choice

FED had 100 common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013.On July 1, 2014, FED issued a 10 percent stock dividend.Unexercised stock options to purchase 20 common shares (adjusted for 2014 stock dividends) at $20 per share were outstanding at the beginning and end of 2014.The average market price of FED'S common shares (which was not affected by the stock dividend) was $25 per share during 2014.The ending market price was $30.Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014, was $2,200.What was FED'S 2014 basic earnings per share, rounded to the nearest cent?

• A)$22.00
• B)$20.00
• C)$18.33
• D)$16.92

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